Australia · AEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Newcastle, Australia runs on UTC+10. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+10 in winter, UTC+11 in summer. Next change: 4 Oct. There is a 14-hour difference between Newcastle and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 9-hour difference between Newcastle and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 1-hour difference between Newcastle and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Newcastle lines up with 09:00–17:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Newcastle.
Practical Info
Newcastle (Australia) is home to roughly 322K people. Today brings about 10.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:00, sunset at 17:00. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+10 in winter, UTC+11 in summer. Next change: 4 Oct. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 33° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Australia
Capital
Canberra
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
AEST · Australia/Sydney
Coordinates
32.93°S, 151.78°E
Currency
AUD ($)
Calling Code
+61
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Newcastle exports on the order of 150 million tonnes of coal a year, more than any other port on Earth. Ships queue offshore in a line sometimes dozens long, waiting for a loading berth.
The clock: Newcastle keeps UTC+10 with New South Wales and observes daylight saving, unlike the coal ports further north in Queensland.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap