Time in Byron Bay, New South Wales right now
Byron Bay is in New South Wales and uses Australian Eastern Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Byron Bay.
- State
- New South Wales
- Time zone
- Australian Eastern Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, from 4 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027
- Population
- 6,330
- Coordinates
- 28.6499° S, 153.6125° E
Sunrise and sunset times in Byron Bay today.
Worked out for 28.6499° S, 153.6125° E from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Byron Bay for 13h 58m, and on the shortest day for 10h 19m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Byron Bay and other cities.
How the clock in Byron Bay lines up with the rest of Australia and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Byron Bay |
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| Sydney | Australian Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| 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 Byron Bay.
The closest places listed for New South Wales, with the distance from Byron Bay and their local time. Place data comes from GeoNames. See every place on the New South Wales page.
Byron Bay time zone and daylight saving time.
Byron Bay uses daylight saving time from 4 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027, changing at the same moments as the rest of Australian Eastern 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 Byron Bay.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Byron Bay.
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What time is it in Byron Bay right now?
Byron Bay is on Australian Eastern Time, UTC+10, and UTC+11 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 Byron Bay in?
Byron Bay uses Australian Eastern Time. The New South Wales page shows every zone used in the state.
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Does Byron Bay 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 Byron Bay?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:42, and on the shortest day it rises at 06:37 and sets at 16:56.
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How long is the longest day in Byron Bay?
The sun is up for 13h 58m on the longest day of the year and for 10h 19m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Byron Bay and Sydney?
Byron Bay is on the same time as Sydney all year.
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What is the time difference between Byron Bay and London?
Byron Bay is 11 hours ahead of London in January and 9 hours ahead of London in July.
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How many people live in Byron Bay?
Byron Bay has about 6,330 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 Byron Bay?
Byron Bay sits at 28.6499° S, 153.6125° E in New South Wales, about 624 km from Sydney.
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Which places are closest to Byron Bay?
The closest places listed are Lennox Head, 16 km away, Ocean Shores, 17 km away and Ballina, 24 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.