Brisbane is 15 hours ahead of New York during EST, and 14 hours ahead during EDT. Brisbane uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) while New York uses Eastern Time (EST/EDT). When it's 9:00 AM in Brisbane, it's 6:00 PM or 7:00 PM the previous day in New York.
Brisbane does not observe daylight saving time, while New York does, so the difference varies between 14-15 hours throughout the year.
Best calling time: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Brisbane time. This corresponds to 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM in New York during EST, catching early morning hours on the US East Coast.
Brisbane and New York are on nearly opposite sides of the globe, making scheduling challenging. Evening calls from Brisbane often work best for reaching New York business hours.