Time in Geelong, Victoria right now
Geelong is in Victoria and uses Australian Eastern Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Geelong.
- State
- Victoria
- Time zone
- Australian Eastern Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, from 4 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027
- Population
- 282,809
- Coordinates
- 38.1471° S, 144.3607° E
Sunrise and sunset times in Geelong today.
Worked out for 38.1471° S, 144.3607° E from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Geelong for 14h 49m, and on the shortest day for 9h 31m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Geelong and other cities.
How the clock in Geelong lines up with the rest of Australia and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Geelong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | --:-- |
Geelong time zone and daylight saving time.
Geelong 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 Geelong.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Geelong.
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What time is it in Geelong right now?
Geelong 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 Geelong in?
Geelong uses Australian Eastern Time. The Victoria page shows every zone used in the state.
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Does Geelong 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 Geelong?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:44, and on the shortest day it rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:09.
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How long is the longest day in Geelong?
The sun is up for 14h 49m on the longest day of the year and for 9h 31m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Geelong and Sydney?
Geelong is on the same time as Sydney all year.
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What is the time difference between Geelong and London?
Geelong 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 Geelong?
Geelong has about 282,809 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Victoria on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Geelong?
Geelong sits at 38.1471° S, 144.3607° E in Victoria, about 65 km from Melbourne.
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Which places are closest to Geelong?
The closest places listed are Clifton Springs, 17 km away, Ocean Grove, 19 km away and Bannockburn, 20 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.