Right now, local time in Thursday Island is 04:05 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Thursday Island ranks #93729 worldwide by population and #2398 in Australia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane GMT+10
- UTC offset
- UTC+10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 15m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Day length
- 12h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:15
- Daylight range
- 11h 30m (winter) – 12h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Thursday Island — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.5826° S, 142.2195° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Queensland
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Population
- 2,805 · #93729 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Thursday Island through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.58° N, 37.78° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Acaraú, Brazil, 1,520 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Thursday Island today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:28
- Maghrib
- 18:30
- Isha
- 19:39
- Qibla direction
- 289.5° from north (WNW (290°))
Full prayer timetable for Thursday Island — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Thursday Island sits in the Australia/Brisbane time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 30m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 3834 cities we cover in Australia.
Thursday Island's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,747 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,100 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.58° S, 142.22° 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 | 10:05 | −18h |
| Chicago | 12:05 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 15:05 | −13h |
| London | 18:05 | −10h |
| Paris | 19:05 | −9h |
| Moscow | 21:05 | −7h |
| Dubai | 22:05 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 23:35 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:05 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 02:05 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 03:05 | −1h |
| Sydney | 05:05 | +1h |
Best time to call Thursday Island
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Thursday Island local time:
Cities sharing Thursday Island's time zone
Other cities in Australia
- Sydney05:05
- Melbourne05:05
- Brisbane04:05
- Perth02:05
- Adelaide04:35
- Gold Coast04:05
- Newcastle05:05
- Sunshine Coast04:05
- Canberra05:05
- Central Coast05:05
- Logan City04:05
- Geelong05:05
Distances from Thursday Island
| Sydney | 2,747 km | SSE (162°) |
| Singapore | 4,450 km | WNW (285°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,768 km | NW (320°) |
| Tokyo | 5,152 km | N (357°) |
| Mumbai | 8,281 km | WNW (293°) |
| Dubai | 10,202 km | WNW (295°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,537 km | ENE (57°) |
| Moscow | 11,890 km | NW (325°) |
| Chicago | 14,064 km | NE (45°) |
| London | 14,334 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 14,372 km | NNW (327°) |
| São Paulo | 16,100 km | SSE (166°) |
Cities near Thursday Island
FAQ
What time is it in Thursday Island right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Thursday Island (Australia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Thursday Island in?
Thursday Island runs on the Australia/Brisbane IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Thursday Island observe daylight saving time?
Thursday Island does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Thursday Island today?
Thursday Island sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 18:30 today, giving 12h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Thursday Island tonight?
The moon phase over Thursday Island tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Thursday Island?
The antipode of Thursday Island — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.58° N, 37.78° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Acaraú, Brazil, roughly 1,520 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Thursday Island?
Thursday Island lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Thursday Island?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Thursday Island, clocks run about 15 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.