Australia
Time now in Nelson Bay
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 05:26Time zone UTC +10
Time zone
Australia/Sydney
UTC offset
UTC +10
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6,096
Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
05:26
Day length
11h 04m
Coordinates
-32.72, 152.14
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About the time in Nelson Bay
Sunrise today lands at 06:23 and sunset at 05:26 local time, giving 11h 04m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-32.72, 152.14) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Nelson Bay.
Nelson Bay runs on Australia/Sydney, 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.
The zone identifier Australia/Sydney is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Australia/Sydney keeps pointing at Sydney time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Nelson Bay
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Australia/Sydney, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Nelson Bay change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, but it is not active today. The next change is on 4 October 2026.
- What time is it in Nelson Bay right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Nelson Bay, updating every second from Australia/Sydney (UTC +10).
- Which time zone is Nelson Bay in?
- Nelson Bay uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC +10.
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