AEST to EST to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Madrid, Spain

Time Difference

Australian Eastern Standard Time is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time and 6 hours ahead of GST (Gulf Standard Time) and 8 hours ahead of CEST (Central European Summer Time)
5:30 am05:30 in AEST is 3:30 pm15:30 in EDT and is 11:30 pm23:30 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is 9:30 pm21:30 in Madrid, Spain

AEST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am in AEST which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm in EDT (previous day)
AEST to Dubai call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-5pm in AEST which corresponds to 9am-11am in Dubai
AEST to Madrid call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5:30pm in AEST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am in Madrid

5:30 am05:30 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
3:30 pm15:30 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
11:30 pm23:30 GST (Gulf Standard Time) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
9:30 pm21:30 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Madrid, Spain). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

5:30 am05:30 AEST / 3:30 pm15:30 EDT / 11:30 pm23:30 Dubai, United Arab Emirates / 9:30 pm21:30 Madrid, Spain

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.

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).

Start: 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.

End: 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

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is Kingston in Jamaica, with about 937,700 people. Other major cities in this time zone include New Kingston, Cancun, Panama, San Miguelito.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

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

End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

EST representations, usage and related time zones