What time is it in Gold Coast right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gold Coast, Australia, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Australia/Brisbane. Gold Coast is 10 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Gold Coast in?

Gold Coast uses AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Australia/Brisbane, and the current UTC offset is UTC+10.

Does Gold Coast observe daylight saving time?

No. Gold Coast stays on UTC+10 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Gold Coast?

Open the time zone converter for Gold Coast to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Gold Coast is on AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time), UTC+10. Gold Coast does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Gold Coast, Australia

8:35 PM:18AEST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+10

Country: Australia
Region: Queensland
Lat/Long: 28°00'S / 153°26'E
Elevation: 12 m
Population: 640,778
Currency: Dollar (AUD)
Languages: English
Dialling code: +61

Time zone in Gold Coast

Time zone
AEST
Australian Eastern Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+10
10 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Gold Coast keeps UTC+10

Gold Coast keeps the time of the IANA zone Australia/Brisbane, one of 8 time zones in use in Australia. Gold Coast does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Gold Coast today

Sunrise
4:58 AM
Sunset
6:01 PM
Day length
13 hours 4 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Gold Coast for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 28°00'S / 153°26'E.

Time difference between Gold Coast and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Gold Coast. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Gold Coast
City	Local time	Compared to Gold Coast
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:35 AM	−14h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:35 AM	−17h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:35 AM	−15h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:35 AM	−14h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:35 AM	−16h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:35 AM	−13h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:35 AM	−10h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:35 AM	−9h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:35 AM	−9h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:35 AM	−9h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:35 PM	−8h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:35 PM	−6h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:05 PM	−4h 30m (behind)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:35 PM	−2h (behind)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:35 PM	−2h (behind)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:35 PM	−1h (behind)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:35 PM	+1h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:35 PM	+3h (ahead)

Other cities near Gold Coast

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.