Gold Coast
Queensland, Australia
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+10
- Time zone
- Australia/BrisbaneAEST
- Sunrise
- 8:19 pm
- Sunset
- 7:23 am
- Daylight
- 11 hours 3 minutes82 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Gold Coast
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Gold Coast has stayed on AEST (UTC+10) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Gold Coast doing anything.
Gold Coast time to your time
Need a specific time rather than right now? Try Gold Coast to London, Gold Coast to New York City, Gold Coast to Tokyo, or the full converter.
Call times with London
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
10pm
11pm
12am
1am
2am
3am
4am
5am
6am
7am
8am
9am
10am
11am
12pm
1pm
2pm
Time difference between Gold Coast and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:57 pm Wed | 17:57 | 17 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:57 pm Wed | 18:57 | 16 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:57 pm Wed | 19:57 | 15 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:57 pm Wed | 20:57 | 14 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:57 pm Wed | 20:57 | 14 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:57 pm Wed | 21:57 | 13 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:57 am | 01:57 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:57 am | 02:57 | 8 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 2:57 am | 02:57 | 8 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:57 am | 02:57 | 8 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 3:57 am | 03:57 | 7 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 3:57 am | 03:57 | 7 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:57 am | 04:57 | 6 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 6:27 am | 06:27 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 8:57 am | 08:57 | 2 hours behind |
| Tokyo JST | 9:57 am | 09:57 | 1 hour behind |
| Sydney AEST | 10:57 am | 10:57 | the same time |
| Auckland NZST | 12:57 pm | 12:57 | 2 hours ahead |
About Gold Coast
- Population
- 640778
- Coordinates
- -28.000, 153.431
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- IANA zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Solar noon
- 1:51 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Convert Gold Coast time
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Gold Coast right now?
It is 10:57 am (10:57 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Gold Coast. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Gold Coast in?
Gold Coast uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone, currently AEST (UTC+10). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like AEST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Gold Coast on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Gold Coast stays on AEST (UTC+10) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gold Coast today?
The sun rises at 6:19 am and sets at 5:23 pm today, giving 11 hours 3 minutes of daylight. That is 82 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Gold Coast of Los Angeles?
Gold Coast is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 10:57 am in Gold Coast, it is 5:57 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Gold Coast?
Gold Coast is in Queensland, Australia, at 28.00° S, 153.43° E, with a population of about 640,778. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.