Time in Broken Hill, New South Wales right now
Broken Hill is in New South Wales and uses Australian Central Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Broken Hill.
- State
- New South Wales
- Time zone
- Australian Central Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, from 4 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027
- Population
- 17,456
- Coordinates
- 31.9652° S, 141.4512° E
Sunrise and sunset times in Broken Hill today.
Worked out for 31.9652° S, 141.4512° E from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Broken Hill for 14h 14m, and on the shortest day for 10h 3m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Broken Hill and other cities.
How the clock in Broken Hill lines up with the rest of Australia and a few cities around the world, right now.
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| Brisbane | Australian Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Adelaide | Australian Central Time | --:-- | |
| Darwin | Australian Central Time | --:-- | |
| Perth | Australian Western Time | --:-- | |
| Auckland | New Zealand | --:-- | |
| Singapore | Singapore | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| New York | United States | --:-- |
Time in places near Broken Hill.
The closest places listed for New South Wales, with the distance from Broken Hill and their local time. Place data comes from GeoNames. See every place on the New South Wales page.
Broken Hill time zone and daylight saving time.
Broken Hill uses daylight saving time from 4 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027, changing at the same moments as the rest of Australian Central Time. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 5 April 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 3:00 local time
- 4 October 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 4 April 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 3:00 local time
- 3 October 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
Sunrise and sunset above move with the clock change, so the light shifts by an hour on those dates.
Quick answers about time in Broken Hill.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Broken Hill.
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What time is it in Broken Hill right now?
Broken Hill is on Australian Central Time, UTC+9:30, and UTC+10:30 during daylight saving time. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time to the second.
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What time zone is Broken Hill in?
Broken Hill uses Australian Central Time. The New South Wales page shows every zone used in the state.
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Does Broken Hill observe daylight saving time?
Yes. In 2026, clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 5 April 2026 at 3:00 local time and clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 2:00 local time.
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What time does the sun rise in Broken Hill?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:09, and on the shortest day it rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:07.
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How long is the longest day in Broken Hill?
The sun is up for 14h 14m on the longest day of the year and for 10h 3m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Broken Hill and Sydney?
Broken Hill is 0.5 hours behind Sydney all year.
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What is the time difference between Broken Hill and London?
Broken Hill is 10.5 hours ahead of London in January and 8.5 hours ahead of London in July.
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How many people live in Broken Hill?
Broken Hill has about 17,456 people, which makes it one of the places listed for New South Wales on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Broken Hill?
Broken Hill sits at 31.9652° S, 141.4512° E in New South Wales, about 935 km from Sydney.
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Which places are closest to Broken Hill?
The closest places listed are Griffith, 500 km away, Deniliquin, 512 km away and Leeton, 543 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.