Time in Brisbane
The current local time and date in Brisbane, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
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Brisbane runs on Australian Eastern Time but, because Queensland does not observe daylight saving, it stays fixed at UTC+10 all year and falls an hour behind Sydney and Melbourne every southern summer.
Brisbane stays on UTC+10 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time.
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FAQ
What time is it in Brisbane right now?
Brisbane is on UTC+10 all year round, which is 10 hours ahead of UTC. So when it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Brisbane is 22:00. The live clock at the top of this page applies that offset to the current moment and refreshes every second.
What time zone is Brisbane in?
Brisbane uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone, shown as GMT+10. Brisbane stays on UTC+10 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Brisbane time into your own local time instantly.
Does Brisbane observe daylight saving time?
No — Brisbane does not observe daylight saving time. Its clocks stay on UTC+10 every day of the year, so its offset from UTC never moves. The difference between Brisbane and another city therefore changes only when that other city starts or ends its own daylight saving period. If you are scheduling across the seasons, treat Brisbane as the fixed end of the pair and check the other city's dates instead.
How do I convert Brisbane time to my time zone?
Convert Brisbane time by taking its UTC+10 offset and applying the difference to your own: subtract Brisbane's offset from UTC to get the UTC time, then add your own offset. For example, 09:00 in Brisbane is 23:00 UTC. The converter above does this automatically after detecting your device's time zone, and the World Clock meeting planner lays several cities out on one colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for Brisbane?
The dialing code for Brisbane is +61. To call from abroad, dial +61 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call Brisbane?
Standard business hours in Brisbane — 9:00 to 17:00 local time — correspond to 23:00 to 07:00 UTC. Convert that UTC window into your own zone to find the overlap. The "best time to call" line above does this for you, using waking hours of roughly 8am–9pm on both ends so neither side is called at night.
Learn how time zones work
UTC & GMT explained · Daylight saving explained · How to convert a time between two cities