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Eastern Australia is on daylight saving time: AEDT (UTC+11) until Sun, Apr 4, 2027.

Queensland stays on AEST (UTC+10).

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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 23, 2026 = 10:00 pm22:00 AEST (UTC+10), Oct 23, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 23, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 23, 2026

BST is 9 hours behind AEST. BST is 5 hours ahead of EDT. BST is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

How the time difference changes

BST to AEST

For most of the year, BST is 9 hours behind AEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, GMT is 10 hours behind AEST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in BST correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 7:00 pm to 4:00 am (next day) in AEST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in BST correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 19:00 to 04:00 (next day) in AEST.

BST to EST

For most of the year, BST is 5 hours ahead of EDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, GMT is 4 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, GMT is 5 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in BST correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in BST correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in EDT.

BST to IST

For most of the year, BST is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, GMT is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in BST correspond to 1:30 pm to 10:30 pm in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 2:30 pm to 11:30 pm in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in BST correspond to 13:30 to 22:30 in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 14:30 to 23:30 in IST.

Compare BST time with AEST, EST, and IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

British Summer Time is 9 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time. British Summer Time is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. British Summer Time is 4 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in BST is 10:00 pm22:00 in AEST and is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

BST to AEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in BST which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in AEST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
BST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in BST which corresponds to 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in EDT
BST to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm09:00-13:30 in BST which corresponds to 1:30pm-6pm13:30-18:00 in IST

1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
10:00 pm22:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

1:00 pm13:00 BST / 10:00 pm22:00 AEST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

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British Summer Time

Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom

Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.

Current time in the United Kingdom: UK time now

Map of the areas on British Summer Time (BST)
BST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on BST.

Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

123456789101112Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See United Kingdom daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Australian Eastern Standard Time

Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 5.639 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle.

Map of the areas on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
AEST all year AEST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC+11 (AEDT).

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).

123456789101112End: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) ended on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

See Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

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

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

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

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).

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).

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in India: India time now

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2