Current Time in Mackay, Australia 🇦🇺
Lat/Long: 21.15° S, 149.17° E
State: Queensland
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia
IANA Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
Timezone: AEST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Australia: ACST, AEST, AWST, JST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Australia: ACDT, AEDT
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Mackay
Sunrise
in Mackay
↑
6:41 AM
Sunset
in Mackay
↓
5:34 PM
Day Length
10h 53m
Dawn
in Mackay
6:17 AM
Dusk
in Mackay
5:59 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Mackay
Current Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
58.5%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 23:56
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 11:09
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FAQ — Time in Mackay
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 10:44:00 in Mackay, Australia. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Mackay uses Australia/Brisbane (AEST) — UTC+10:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Australia/Brisbane, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Mackay does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Australia/Brisbane (AEST) — UTC+10:00 year-round.
Mackay is currently +10:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Mackay's local time, use our time calculator.
Australia has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.