Australia
Time now in Gold Coast
Sunrise 06:12Sunset 05:27Time zone UTC +10
Time zone
Australia/Brisbane
UTC offset
UTC +10
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
537,844
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
05:27
Day length
11h 15m
Coordinates
-27.98, 153.36
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About the time in Gold Coast
The zone identifier Australia/Brisbane is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Australia/Brisbane keeps pointing at Brisbane time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Sunrise today lands at 06:12 and sunset at 05:27 local time, giving 11h 15m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-27.98, 153.36) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Gold Coast.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Gold Coast
- When do the sun rise and set in Gold Coast today?
- Sunrise is at 06:12 and sunset at 05:27, giving 11h 15m of daylight.
- 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).
- Which time zone is Gold Coast in?
- Gold Coast uses Australia/Brisbane, currently UTC +10.
- Does Gold Coast change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Gold Coast keeps UTC +10 throughout the year.
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