Current time in Brisbane
Live local time, date and time zone information for Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Current time in Brisbane
00:12:25
Australia/Brisbane · UTC+10:00
Time zone in Brisbane
Brisbane is in Queensland, Australia and uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone. Brisbane does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Brisbane
Sun and clock in Brisbane
Brisbane sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 11:48 by the standard clock, within 12 minutes of twelve.
Daylight through the year in Brisbane
At 27.5°S latitude, Brisbane sees its longest day around the December solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 13 h 53 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 24 m, a swing of about 3 h 28 m between midsummer and midwinter.
The seasons here are clear but moderate: 3 h 28 m separates the longest day from the shortest.
Seasons are reversed south of the equator. On the December solstice, midsummer here, the sun rises in Brisbane at about 04:49 and sets at about 18:42; on the June solstice, midwinter, it rises at about 06:37 and sets at about 17:01.
When the clocks change in Brisbane
Brisbane does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+10:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Brisbane a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Brisbane moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Brisbane from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Brisbane corresponds to 23:00–07:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 23:00–07:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 23:00 in Brisbane, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 18:00 in Brisbane, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- Tokyo’s working day overlaps with Brisbane’s for 7 hours, from 10:00 to 17:00 Brisbane time.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Brisbane is currently on UTC+10:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Brisbane compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Brisbane is the only place in this directory on Australia/Brisbane; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Sydney, about 730 km away on Australia/Sydney, currently 1 h ahead of Brisbane.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 27.47°S, 153.03°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Brisbane in?
Brisbane uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone — Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10:00.
Does Brisbane use daylight saving time?
Brisbane does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Brisbane?
The standard offset is UTC+10:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Brisbane and my location?
The section above compares Brisbane with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.