Current Time in Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
3:09:57 AM
03:09:57
AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) · UTC+11:00
Australia/Sydney
Time zone details
Rockdale is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Rockdale
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Australia
- Administrative area
- New South Wales
- District
- Bayside (NSW)
- Place type
- Neighborhood or section
- Country currency
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English
- Dialing code
- +61
- Parent municipality
- Sydney
- Population
- 15,436
- Elevation
- Approximately 42 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 33° 57' S / 151° 07' E
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Rockdale follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Sydney
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Rockdale local time
Clock changes in Rockdale
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 24 min1 min 56 sec longer than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, October 30, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 13 hr 24 min1 min 56 sec longer than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (69.8° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- No event on this local date
- 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 24 min | 1 min 56 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 26 min | 1 min 55 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 28 min | 1 min 54 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 30 min | 1 min 54 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 32 min | 1 min 52 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 34 min | 1 min 51 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 35 min | 1 min 50 sec longer than the previous day |
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Plan around Rockdale
Upcoming public holidays in New South Wales
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- Boxing Day (substitute day)
Nearby scheduled airports for Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSYDLarge airport · Serves Sydney (Mascot)4.1 km east
Source: OurAirports record · SYD / YSSY
About 4.1 km (2.5 mi) east of Rockdale
Scheduled airline service in source data
Newcastle AirportNTLLarge airport · Serves Williamtown144 km north-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · NTL / YWLM
About 144 km (89.4 mi) north-northeast of Rockdale
Scheduled airline service in source data
Bathurst AirportBHSMedium airport · Serves Bathurst150 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · BHS / YBTH
About 150 km (93.1 mi) west-northwest of Rockdale
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Rockdale in?
- Rockdale 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 Rockdale?
- Clocks in Rockdale 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 Rockdale observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Rockdale observes daylight saving time: AEDT (UTC+11) in summer and AEST (UTC+10) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Rockdale?
- Rockdale is UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer