Australia · Queensland
Current local time in Gold Coast
Gold Coast keeps time on the Australia/Brisbane zone, currently UTC+10. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+10
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Queensland
- Coordinates
- -28.00°, 153.43°
- Population
- 640,778
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Gold Coast today
Computed from Gold Coast's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 5:29 PM
- Solar noon
- 11:46 AM
- Day length
- 11h 26m
- Civil dawn
- 5:36 AM
- Civil dusk
- 5:56 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:31 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:01 PM
Gold Coast time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Gold Coast is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:06 PM | 17h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:06 PM | 9h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:06 AM | 6h ahead |
| TokyoJapan | 07:06 AM | 1h ahead |
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Gold Coasttime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Gold Coast right now?
- Gold Coast is on Australia/Brisbane, currently UTC+10. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Gold Coast in?
- Gold Coast uses the IANA time zone Australia/Brisbane, which is UTC+10 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Gold Coast observe daylight saving time?
- No. Gold Coast stays on UTC+10 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Gold Coast today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:03 AM and sets at about 5:29 PM local time in Gold Coast, giving roughly 11h 26m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:46 AM.
Working with Gold Coast time
Scheduling across Australia/Brisbane is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.