Time zone in Brisbane
Brisbane is on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Australia/Brisbane: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Queensland does not use daylight saving time. Brisbane stays on UTC+10 all year, so from October to April it is one hour behind Sydney and Melbourne.
By the sun, noon in Brisbane falls at about 11:48 AM (on average over the year). The city lies at 153.03° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Brisbane.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Brisbane, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 9:00 PM, day before | 10:00 PM, day before |
| Los Angeles | 6:00 PM, day before | 7:00 PM, day before |
| London | 2:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| Paris | 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Sydney | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Brisbane does not.
Best time to call Brisbane from New York
To reach someone at work in Brisbane from New York: in January, the best window is from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM the next day in Brisbane. In July, the best window is from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM the next day in Brisbane.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.