Australia time zones map - AWST, ACST, AEST, AEDT, ACDT - Time in Australia

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Find out the current time in different Australian time zones: AWST to ACST, AWST to AEST, ACST to AEST, ACST to AWST, AEST to AWST, AEST to ACST, AEDT, ACDT and all other Australia time zone differences and calculations.

About Australian time zones

Australia has three standard time zones from GMT: western (UTC+08), central (UTC+09:30) and eastern (UTC+10). Most Australian external territories also observe different time zones. The proper names of Australia's time zones vary. In international contexts they are often called Australian Western Standard Time (AWST), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). In domestic contexts the leading "Australian" is often dropped.

Western Australia uses Western Standard Time, South Australia and the Northern Territory use Central Standard Time. All other states and the Australian Capital Territory use Eastern Standard Time. New South Wales (NSW), the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Victoria (Vic), South Australia (SA), and Tasmania observe daylight saving time every year. Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving.

External territories of Australia

Australia's many external territories follow their own time zones.

Daylight saving time in Australia

Daylight Saving Time is the practice of advancing clocks one hour during the warmer months of the year. In Australia, Daylight Saving Time is observed in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory.
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2am (AEST) on the first Sunday in October and ends at 2am (AEST) (which is 3am Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on the first Sunday in April.

Where Daylight Saving Time is observed:

AEST becomes Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), and clocks are advanced to UTC +11.
ACST becomes Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT), and clocks are advanced to UTC +10 ½.
Daylight Saving Time is not observed in Queensland, the Northern Territory or Western Australia.

Australia time zones differences:

Current local time in major cities in Australia by time zone:

Australian cities in Australian Eastern Standard Time Zone (AEST)

Australian cities in Australian Central Standard Time Zone (ACST)

Australian cities in Australian Western Standard Time Zone (AWST)

* Cities observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) / Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) / Summer Time is taken into account for all time calculations on this site.


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