Time in Mackay

Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10, UTC+10)

Current local time: 05:59

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Mackay: · 11 Nov 2026

Mackay time zone

Time zone
AEST · UTC+10standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

Australia has 7 distinct time zone rule groups. Mackay uses Australian Eastern Standard Time.

  • AEDT · UTC+11New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, TasmaniaUses daylight saving time
  • LHDT · UTC+11Australia/Lord_HoweUses daylight saving time
  • ACDT · UTC+10:30South Australia, New South WalesUses daylight saving time
  • AEST · UTC+10QueenslandNo daylight saving time
  • ACST · UTC+9:30Northern TerritoryNo daylight saving time
  • AWST · UTC+8Western AustraliaNo daylight saving time
  • ACWST · UTC+8:45Australia/EuclaNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Mackay

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Mackay
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London-1 day10 h behindCompare Mackay and London
New York-1 day15 h behindCompare Mackay and New York
Los Angeles-1 day18 h behindCompare Mackay and Los Angeles
Berlin-1 day9 h behindCompare Mackay and Berlin
Dubai-1 day6 h behindCompare Mackay and Dubai
New Delhi4 h 30 min behindCompare Mackay and New Delhi
Singapore2 h behindCompare Mackay and Singapore
Tokyo1 h behindCompare Mackay and Tokyo
Sydney1 h aheadCompare Mackay and Sydney
Copenhagen-1 day9 h behindCompare Mackay and Copenhagen

Sun in Mackay today

Daylight
05:1513h 3m18:19

13h 3m today - 0h 22m less than the longest day and 2h 13m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Mackay

City facts
Country
Australia
Region
Queensland
Population
84,333
Dialing code
Currency
AUD · Dollar
Coordinates
-21.1534°, 149.1655°

Public holidays in Queensland

Holidays

  1. Christmas Eve

    Thursday · in 43 days

    QLD

  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

  3. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 45 days

    National

  4. Boxing Day (substitute day)

    Monday · in 47 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Mackay in?
Mackay uses Australia/Brisbane: AEST (UTC+10).
02Does Mackay have daylight saving time?
No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Mackay and London?
Mackay is 10 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Mackay from New York?
Working hours do not overlap. Best edge-of-day option: 18:00-19:00 in New York = 09:00-10:00 in Mackay, next day.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Mackay in?
Mackay is in Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane. Standard time is UTC+10.
02Does Mackay use daylight saving time?
No. Mackay stays on UTC+10 all year.
03What is the time difference between Mackay and UTC?
Mackay is UTC+10 all year.