Time in Wollongong now

12:05AMAEDT

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

AEDTUTC+11+16 h vs New York (you)Australia/Sydney

Next clock change: Sunday, April 4, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM (AEST, UTC+10)
Next clock change: Sunday, October 3, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (AEDT, UTC+11)

Clock rules in Wollongong

Wollongong keeps AEST (UTC+10) in winter and AEDT (UTC+11) in summer, the clock of most of New South Wales. Not all of New South Wales is on it: UTC+10:30 / UTC+11 in the area tzdata describes as “Lord Howe Island” and ACST (UTC+9:30) / ACDT (UTC+10:30) in the area tzdata describes as “New South Wales (Yancowinna)”. tzdata describes Wollongong’s zone, Australia/Sydney, as “New South Wales (most areas)”.

Local mean solar time at 150.89° E is UTC+10:04, within 4 min of standard time: the sun is highest at about noon (1:00 PM in summer). That is 7 min earlier than in Canberra, on the same clock.

Wollongong has kept the same clocks as Sydney since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the Australia/Sydney page.

Time difference from Wollongong

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Wollongong	January	July
Canberra	Capital · 190 km	12:05 AM Wed, Nov 4	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Brisbane	Elsewhere in Australia · 800 km	11:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	0 h
Perth	Elsewhere in Australia · 3,260 km	9:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	−3 h	−3 h	−2 h
Adelaide	Elsewhere in Australia · 1,120 km	11:35 PM Tue, Nov 3	−0 h 30 min	−30 min	−30 min
Kingston	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,720 km	1:05 AM Wed, Nov 4	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h
Nouméa	Nearest capitals abroad · 2,030 km	12:05 AM Wed, Nov 4	+0 h	0 h	+1 h
Wellington	Nearest capitals abroad · 2,220 km	2:05 AM Wed, Nov 4	+2 h	+2 h	+2 h
New York City	World cities	8:05 AM Tue, Nov 3	−16 h	−16 h	−14 h
Los Angeles	World cities	5:05 AM Tue, Nov 3	−19 h	−19 h	−17 h
London	World cities	1:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	−11 h	−11 h	−9 h
Berlin	World cities	2:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	−10 h	−10 h	−8 h
Dubai	World cities	5:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	−7 h	−7 h	−6 h

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Places near Wollongong

Place	Distance	Clock vs Wollongong
Sydney	68 km north-east	same clock
Central Coast	119 km north	same clock
Newcastle	185 km north-east	same clock
Canberra	187 km south-west	same clock
Brisbane	800 km north	1 h behind in January, same time in July
Adelaide	1,125 km west	30 min behind

Wollongong at a glance

CountryAustralia
State or provinceNew South Wales
Population280,153
Coordinates34.42° S, 150.89° E
Elevation29 m
Time zone IDAustralia/Sydney
Standard timeAEST (UTC+10)
Daylight saving timeAEDT (UTC+11)
Calling code+61

Questions

What time is it in Wollongong now?

The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Wollongong is on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer, 16 hours ahead of New York in January and 14 hours ahead of New York in July.

What time zone is Wollongong in?

Wollongong keeps AEST (UTC+10) in winter and AEDT (UTC+11) in summer, the clock of most of New South Wales. Not all of New South Wales is on it: UTC+10:30 / UTC+11 in the area tzdata describes as “Lord Howe Island” and ACST (UTC+9:30) / ACDT (UTC+10:30) in the area tzdata describes as “New South Wales (Yancowinna)”. tzdata describes Wollongong’s zone, Australia/Sydney, as “New South Wales (most areas)”. Its IANA time zone ID is Australia/Sydney.