Right now, local time in Byron Bay is 05:33 (GMT+11, UTC+11:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Byron Bay ranks #60007 worldwide by population and #1141 in Australia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney GMT+11
- UTC offset
- UTC+11:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go back by 1 hour on April 4, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 30m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Day length
- 13h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:30
- Daylight range
- 10h 19m (winter) – 13h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Byron Bay — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 28.6499° S, 153.6125° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Population
- 6,330 · #60007 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Byron Bay through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.65° N, 26.39° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puntagorda, Spain, 820 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Byron Bay today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:26
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Dhuhr
- 12:30
- Asr
- 16:04
- Maghrib
- 19:07
- Isha
- 20:27
- Qibla direction
- 279.4° from north (W (279°))
Full prayer timetable for Byron Bay — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Byron Bay sits in the Australia/Sydney time zone, UTC+11:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 13h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 3834 cities we cover in Australia.
Byron Bay's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 624 km away; even Paris lies some 16,696 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.65° S, 153.61° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 10:33 | −19h |
| Chicago | 12:33 | −17h |
| São Paulo | 15:33 | −14h |
| London | 18:33 | −11h |
| Paris | 19:33 | −10h |
| Moscow | 21:33 | −8h |
| Dubai | 22:33 | −7h |
| Mumbai | 00:03 | −5h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:33 | −3h |
| Hong Kong | 02:33 | −3h |
| Tokyo | 03:33 | −2h |
| Sydney | 05:33 | same time |
Best time to call Byron Bay
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Byron Bay local time:
Cities sharing Byron Bay's time zone
Other cities in Australia
- Sydney05:33
- Melbourne05:33
- Brisbane04:33
- Perth02:33
- Adelaide05:03
- Gold Coast04:33
- Newcastle05:33
- Sunshine Coast04:33
- Canberra05:33
- Central Coast05:33
- Logan City04:33
- Geelong05:33
Distances from Byron Bay
| Sydney | 624 km | SSW (201°) |
| Singapore | 6,259 km | WNW (293°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,070 km | NW (319°) |
| Tokyo | 7,301 km | NNW (348°) |
| Mumbai | 10,154 km | WNW (291°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,584 km | ENE (59°) |
| Dubai | 12,078 km | WNW (289°) |
| São Paulo | 13,819 km | SSE (157°) |
| Moscow | 14,210 km | NW (320°) |
| Chicago | 14,386 km | ENE (58°) |
| London | 16,667 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 16,696 km | NW (321°) |
Cities near Byron Bay
- Suffolk Park4 km · 05:33
- Bangalow10 km · 05:33
- Brunswick Heads14 km · 05:33
- Lennox Head16 km · 05:33
- Mullumbimby15 km · 05:33
- Ocean Shores17 km · 05:33
- Skennars Head20 km · 05:33
- Cumbalum21 km · 05:33
FAQ
What time is it in Byron Bay right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Byron Bay (Australia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Byron Bay in?
Byron Bay runs on the Australia/Sydney IANA time zone (UTC+11:00), currently abbreviated GMT+11.
Does Byron Bay observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go back by 1 hour on April 4, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Byron Bay today?
Byron Bay sees sunrise at 05:53 and sunset at 19:07 today, giving 13h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Byron Bay tonight?
The moon phase over Byron Bay tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Byron Bay?
The antipode of Byron Bay — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.65° N, 26.39° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Puntagorda, Spain, roughly 820 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Byron Bay?
Byron Bay lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Byron Bay?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Byron Bay, clocks run about 30 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.