AEST
Australian Eastern Standard Time
GMT +10
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Compare AEST time with Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Darwin, and Perth time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Australian Eastern Standard Time is 0 hours ahead of AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) and 0 hours ahead of AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) and 0 hours ahead of AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) and 0 hours ahead of AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) and 0 hours and 30 minutes ahead of ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) and 0 hours and 30 minutes ahead of ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) and 2 hours ahead of AWST (Australian Western Standard Time)
11:30 pm23:30 in AEST is 11:30 pm23:30 in Melbourne, Australia and is 11:30 pm23:30 in Sydney, Australia and is 11:30 pm23:30 in Canberra, Australia and is 11:30 pm23:30 in Brisbane, Australia and is 11:00 pm23:00 in Adelaide, Australia and is 11:00 pm23:00 in Darwin, Australia and is 9:30 pm21:30 in Perth, Australia

AEST to Melbourne call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm in AEST which corresponds to 9am-5pm in Melbourne
AEST to Sydney call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm in AEST which corresponds to 9am-5pm in Sydney
AEST to Canberra call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm in AEST which corresponds to 9am-5pm in Canberra
AEST to Brisbane call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm in AEST which corresponds to 9am-5pm in Brisbane
AEST to Adelaide call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9:30am-5pm in AEST which corresponds to 9am-4:30pm in Adelaide
AEST to Darwin call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9:30am-5pm in AEST which corresponds to 9am-4:30pm in Darwin
AEST to Perth call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm in AEST which corresponds to 9am-3pm in Perth

11:30 pm23:30 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
11:30 pm23:30 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) (Melbourne, Australia). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
11:30 pm23:30 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) (Sydney, Australia). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
11:30 pm23:30 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) (Canberra, Australia). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
11:30 pm23:30 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) (Brisbane, Australia). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) (Adelaide, Australia). Offset UTC +9:30 hours
11:00 pm23:00 ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) (Darwin, Australia). Offset UTC +9:30 hours
9:30 pm21:30 AWST (Australian Western Standard Time) (Perth, Australia). Offset UTC +8:00 hours

11:30 pm23:30 AEST / 11:30 pm23:30 Melbourne, Australia / 11:30 pm23:30 Sydney, Australia / 11:30 pm23:30 Canberra, Australia / 11:30 pm23:30 Brisbane, Australia / 11:00 pm23:00 Adelaide, Australia / 11:00 pm23:00 Darwin, Australia / 9:30 pm21:30 Perth, Australia

AESTMelbourne, AustraliaSydney, AustraliaCanberra, AustraliaBrisbane, AustraliaAdelaide, AustraliaDarwin, AustraliaPerth, Australia
12am (midnight)12am (midnight)12am (midnight)12am (midnight)12am (midnight)11:30 pm11:30 pm10pm
1am1am1am1am1am12:30 am12:30 am11pm
2am2am2am2am2am1:30 am1:30 am12am (midnight)
3am3am3am3am3am2:30 am2:30 am1am
4am4am4am4am4am3:30 am3:30 am2am
5am5am5am5am5am4:30 am4:30 am3am
6am6am6am6am6am5:30 am5:30 am4am
7am7am7am7am7am6:30 am6:30 am5am
8am8am8am8am8am7:30 am7:30 am6am
9am9am9am9am9am8:30 am8:30 am7am
10am10am10am10am10am9:30 am9:30 am8am
11am11am11am11am11am10:30 am10:30 am9am
12pm (noon)12pm (noon)12pm (noon)12pm (noon)12pm (noon)11:30 am11:30 am10am
1pm1pm1pm1pm1pm12:30 pm12:30 pm11am
2pm2pm2pm2pm2pm1:30 pm1:30 pm12pm (noon)
3pm3pm3pm3pm3pm2:30 pm2:30 pm1pm
4pm4pm4pm4pm4pm3:30 pm3:30 pm2pm
5pm5pm5pm5pm5pm4:30 pm4:30 pm3pm
6pm6pm6pm6pm6pm5:30 pm5:30 pm4pm
7pm7pm7pm7pm7pm6:30 pm6:30 pm5pm
8pm8pm8pm8pm8pm7:30 pm7:30 pm6pm
9pm9pm9pm9pm9pm8:30 pm8:30 pm7pm
10pm10pm10pm10pm10pm9:30 pm9:30 pm8pm
11pm11pm11pm11pm11pm10:30 pm10:30 pm9pm
00:0000:0000:0000:0000:0023:3023:3022:00
01:0001:0001:0001:0001:0000:3000:3023:00
02:0002:0002:0002:0002:0001:3001:3000:00
03:0003:0003:0003:0003:0002:3002:3001:00
04:0004:0004:0004:0004:0003:3003:3002:00
05:0005:0005:0005:0005:0004:3004:3003:00
06:0006:0006:0006:0006:0005:3005:3004:00
07:0007:0007:0007:0007:0006:3006:3005:00
08:0008:0008:0008:0008:0007:3007:3006:00
09:0009:0009:0009:0009:0008:3008:3007:00
10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0009:3009:3008:00
11:0011:0011:0011:0011:0010:3010:3009:00
12:0012:0012:0012:0012:0011:3011:3010:00
13:0013:0013:0013:0013:0012:3012:3011:00
14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0013:3013:3012:00
15:0015:0015:0015:0015:0014:3014:3013:00
16:0016:0016:0016:0016:0015:3015:3014:00
17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0016:3016:3015:00
18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0017:3017:3016:00
19:0019:0019:0019:0019:0018:3018:3017:00
20:0020:0020:0020:0020:0019:3019:3018:00
21:0021:0021:0021:0021:0020:3020:3019:00
22:0022:0022:0022:0022:0021:3021:3020:00
23:0023:0023:0023:0023:0022:3022:3021:00

Australian Eastern Standard Time

Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Australia

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 4.627 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Canberra.

AEST Time Zone Geo Map
AEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) started on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) ends on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is used in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Australian Capital Territory and in folling major cities Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra

Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. It is used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.

AEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +10 - basic short
  • +1000 - basic
  • +10:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
  • K - short form of 'Kilo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Antarctica/Macquarie
  • Australia/ACT
  • Australia/Brisbane
  • Australia/Canberra
  • Australia/Currie
  • Australia/Hobart
  • Australia/Lindeman
  • Australia/Melbourne
  • Australia/NSW
  • Australia/Queensland
  • Australia/Sydney
  • Australia/Tasmania
  • Australia/Victoria
Time zones with the GMT +10 offset:
  • AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
  • CHUT - Chuuk Time
  • ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
  • K - Kilo Time Zone
  • KDT - Korea Daylight Time
  • PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
  • VLAT - Vladivostok Time
  • YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
  • YAPT - Yap Time

Melbourne Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+10:00 hours during Australian Eastern Standard Time, currently in use.
+11:00 hours during Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 1st Sunday of October. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Melbourne Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
MEL, Mel'burn, Melbourne, Melbourne City, Melbournum, Melburn, Melburna, Melburnas, Melburno, Melvourni, mel beirn, melaborna, melbeoleun, melbeon, melporn, meruborun, mlbwrn, mo er ben, Μελβούρνη, Мелбурн, Мелбърн, Мельбурн, מלבורן, ملبورن, مېلبۇرن, मेलबोर्न, மெல்போர்ன், เมลเบิร์น, མེར་བུན, メルボルン, 墨尔本, 墨爾本, 멜버른, 멜번
Population
4,246,375
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 48' S Latitude / 144° 57' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Sydney Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+10:00 hours during Australian Eastern Standard Time, currently in use.
+11:00 hours during Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 1st Sunday of October. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Sydney Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
SYD, Sanctus Dionysius, Sedniejos, Sek-na, Sidnef, Sidnei, Sidnej, Sidneja, Sidnejo, Sidnejus, Sidney, Sidneý, Sidni, Sidnéy, Sidnėjus, Sit-ni, Sit-nì, Syd, Sydneium, Sydney, Sydney City, Sék-nà̤, Sídney, Sîdney, Sėdniejos, citni, shidoni, sidani, sideuni, sidnei, sidni, sidniy, sydny, xi ni, xue li, Σίδνεϋ, Сиднеи, Сидней, Сиднеј, Сидни, Сідней, Сідні, Սիդնեյ, סידני, سيدنى, سيدني, سڈنی, سیدنی, ܣܝܕܢܝ, सिडनी, सिड्नी, सिद्नी, সিডনি, ਸਿਡਨੀ, સીડની, சிட்னி, సిడ్నీ, ಸಿಡ್ನಿ, സിഡ്നി, සිඩ්නි, ซิดนีย์, སིད་ནེ།, ဆစ်ဒနီမြို့, სიდნეი, ሲድኒ, ស៊ីដនីយ៏, シドニー, 悉尼, 雪梨, 시드니
Population
4,627,345
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 52' S Latitude / 151° 12' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Canberra Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+10:00 hours during Australian Eastern Standard Time, currently in use.
+11:00 hours during Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 1st Sunday of October. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Canberra Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
CBR, Camberra, Canberra, Canberrah, Kamberra, Kambra, Kampera, Kanapera, Kanbera, Kanbero, Kanberr, Kanberra, Kanberrae, Kanberre, Kanbérra, Kham-phi-la, Khâm-phì-là, Kānapera, kaenbeola, kainabara, kainberra, kan pei la, kanabera, kanbra, kanpara, kenabera, kyanabara, kyanabera, kyanbera, kynbra, kʼanbera, qnbrh, Καμπέρα, Канбера, Канберрæ, Канберра, Канберре, Канбєра, Կանբերրա, קאנבערא, קנברה, كانبرا, کانبرا, کانبێرا, کینبرا, कॅनबेरा, कैनबरा, कैन्बेर्रा, क्यानबरा, ক্যানবেরা, ਕੈਨਬਰਾ, କାନବେରା, கான்பரா, കാൻബറ, කැන්බරා, แคนเบอร์รา, ཁན་པེ་ར།, კანბერა, ካንበራ, キャンベラ, 坎培拉, 堪培拉, 캔버라
Population
367,752
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
35° 17' S Latitude / 149° 07' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Brisbane Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+10:00 hours during Australian Eastern Standard Time, currently in use.

Brisbane Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
BNE, Bresbens, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Brisbano, Brisbehn, Brisben, Brisbena, Brisbenas, Brisbin, Brismpein, Brizbejn, Brysben, Brėsbens, Pu-li-su-pan, Pu-lî-sṳ̂-pân, beulijeubeon, brisabena, brisben, brisbena, brizabana, brizbeni, brsbyn, brysban, bryzbn, bryzbyn, bryzbyyn, bu li si ban, bu li si ben, burisuben, pirispen, Μπρίσμπεϊν, Бризбейн, Бризбејн, Брисбен, Брисбэн, Брысбен, בריזביין, בריזבן, برسبین, برىسبان, بريزبن, بریزبن, بریزبین, بریزبێن, ब्रिसबेन, ब्रिस्बेन, ব্রিসবেন, ਬ੍ਰਿਜ਼ਬਨ, பிரிஸ்பேன், బ్రిస్బేన్, ಬ್ರಿಸ್ಬೇನ್‌, ബ്രിസ്ബെയ്ൻ, บริสเบน, ဘရစ်စဘိန်းမြို့, ბრიზბენი, ብርዝበን, ブリスベン, 布里司班, 布里斯本, 布里斯班, 브리즈번
Population
2,189,878
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
27° 28' S Latitude / 153° 01' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Adelaide Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
ACST - Australian Central Standard Time
ACDT - Australian Central Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+9:30 hours during Australian Central Standard Time, currently in use.
+10:30 hours during Australian Central Daylight Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 1st Sunday of October. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Adelaide Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
ADL, Adehlaida, Adelaida, Adelaidae, Adelaide, Adelaidis, Adelaidė, Adelajda, Adelajdo, Adelaïda, Adelaïde, Adelejd, Adelàida, Adélaïde, Edelaid, Tarndanya, Tarndarnya, a de lai de, adelaida, aderedo, adilaid, adiled, adlayd, adylyd, aedeulleideu, atileyit, edile'ida, edileda, Αδελαΐδα, Аделаидæ, Аделаида, Аделаїда, Аделейд, Аделејд, Адэлаіда, Ադելաիդա, אדלייד, آدلاید, أديليد, ئادېلايدې, ایڈیلیڈ, एडिलेड, ॲdaleda, ॲडलेड, એડિલેઇડ, அடிலெயிட், అడిలైడ్, ಅಡಿಲೇಡ್, അഡിലെയ്‌ഡ്, แอดิเลด, အက်ဒလိတ်မြို့, ადელაიდა, アデレード, 阿德来得, 阿德莱德, 애들레이드
Population
1,225,235
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 55' S Latitude / 138° 35' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Darwin Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
ACST - Australian Central Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+9:30 hours during Australian Central Standard Time, currently in use.

Darwin Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
DRW, Daarwin, Darvin, Darvina, Darvinas, Darvino, Darwin, Dārvina, Ntargouin, Palmerston, Port Darwin, da er wen, da er wen gang, dar win, dara'u'ina, daravina, darvina, darvini, darwyn, dau~in, dawin, drwwyn, tarvin, Ντάργουιν, Дарвин, Дарвін, Դարվին, דארווין, דרווין, داروين, داروین, داروین، قوزئی توپراق‌لاری, ڈارون, डार्विन, ডারউইন, ਡਾਰਵਿਨ, டார்வின், ഡാർവിൻ, ดาร์วิน, ဒါဝင်မြို့, დარვინი, ダーウィン, 达尔文, 达尔文港, 다윈
Population
129,062
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
12° 27' S Latitude / 130° 50' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Perth Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+8:00 hours during Australian Western Standard Time, currently in use.

Perth Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
PER, Peairt, Pert, Perta, Pertas, Perth, Perth City, Perthia, Perto, Perþ, Pirth, Purt, Pērta, byrth, part, partha, pasu, peoseu, pert, pheirth, po si, prt, prt', prtھ asٹrylya, Περθ, Перт, Пертһ, Пърт, Պերթ, פרת', بيرث, پرت, پرتھ، آسٹریلیا, पर्थ, பேர்த், ಪರ್ತ್, പെർത്ത്, เพิร์ท, ပါ့သ်မြို့, პერთი, パース, 珀斯, 퍼스
Population
1,896,548
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
31° 57' S Latitude / 115° 51' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61