Australia
Time now in Gold Coast
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Sunrise 05:16Sunset 05:50Time zone UTC +10
Time zone
Australia/Brisbane
UTC offset
UTC +10
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
640,778
Sunrise
05:16
Sunset
05:50
Day length
12h 33m
Coordinates
-28.00, 153.43
Time difference from Gold Coast
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About the time in Gold Coast
Gold Coast sits at latitude -28.00, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 33m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Gold Coast runs on Australia/Brisbane, which puts the city UTC +10 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Sunrise today lands at 05:16 and sunset at 05:50 local time, giving 12h 33m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-28.00, 153.43) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Gold Coast.
Frequently asked questions about time in Gold Coast
- Which time zone is Gold Coast in?
- Gold Coast uses Australia/Brisbane, currently UTC +10.
- When do the sun rise and set in Gold Coast today?
- Sunrise is at 05:16 and sunset at 05:50, giving 12h 33m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Gold Coast in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Gold Coast runs from 23:00–07:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Gold Coast right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Gold Coast, updating every second from Australia/Brisbane (UTC +10).
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