Current Time in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
1:28:52 PM
13:28:52
AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) · UTC+11:00
Australia/Sydney
Time zone details
Newcastle is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Newcastle
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Australia
- Administrative area
- New South Wales
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English
- Dialing code
- +61
- Population
- 508,437
- Elevation
- Approximately 48 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 32° 55' S / 151° 46' E
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Newcastle follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Sydney
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Newcastle local time
Clock changes in Newcastle
3:00 AM AEDT2:00 AM AEST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM AEDT2:00 AM AEST
Clocks move back 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM AEST3:00 AM AEDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 13 hr 17 min1 min 53 sec longer than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 13 hr 17 min1 min 53 sec longer than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (70.1° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Full Moon — Monday, October 26, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Third Quarter — Monday, November 2, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 hr 17 min | 1 min 53 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 19 min | 1 min 52 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 21 min | 1 min 51 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 23 min | 1 min 51 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 25 min | 1 min 49 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 27 min | 1 min 49 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 28 min | 1 min 48 sec longer than the previous day |
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Plan around Newcastle
Upcoming public holidays in New South Wales
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- Boxing Day (substitute day)
Nearby scheduled airports for Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Newcastle AirportNTLLarge airport · Serves Williamtown15.7 km north-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · NTL / YWLM
About 15.7 km (9.8 mi) north-northeast of Newcastle
Scheduled airline service in source data
Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSYDLarge airport · Serves Sydney (Mascot)126 km south-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · SYD / YSSY
About 126 km (78.4 mi) south-southwest of Newcastle
Scheduled airline service in source data
Port Macquarie AirportPQQMedium airport · Serves Port Macquarie195 km north-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · PQQ / YPMQ
About 195 km (121 mi) north-northeast of Newcastle
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Newcastle in?
- Newcastle uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) in winter and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) in summer. Its IANA time zone is Australia/Sydney.
- When is the next clock change in Newcastle?
- Clocks in Newcastle move backward 1 hour on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, changing from AEDT (UTC+11:00) to AEST (UTC+10:00)
- Does Newcastle observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Newcastle observes daylight saving time: AEDT (UTC+11) in summer and AEST (UTC+10) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Newcastle?
- Newcastle is UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer