Australian Eastern Time Zone

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What is the Australian Eastern Time Zone?

Answer

Australian Eastern Time Zone
UTC+10 (AEST) and UTC+11 (AEDT)

The same offset as a plain number: UTC+10.

Time Zone Facts

Abbreviations
AEST / AEDT
Standard time
UTC+10
Daylight saving time
UTC+11
Clock changes
standard time from April 5, 2026 and daylight time from October 4, 2026
Daylight saving time in effect now
No

Where This Zone Applies

The clocks do not change everywhere in this zone: some places stay on standard time all year.
PlaceStandard timeClock changes
Australia — New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT, which do switch to summer timeUTC+10Yes
Australia — Queensland, which keeps Eastern Time all yearUTC+10No
SydneyUTC+10Yes

Time Difference

UTC
10 hours ahead
Eastern Time
14 hours ahead
Central Time
15 hours ahead
Mountain Time
16 hours ahead
Pacific Time
17 hours ahead
Moscow Time
MSK+7 in standard time, MSK+8 in daylight time

Current time in the zone

UTC+10 — add 10 hours to UTC

Related Calculations

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Time Zone of a Place

This reference shows what time zone a place is in: the name of the zone and its abbreviations, the UTC offset in standard and daylight time, whether the clocks change there and when, plus the difference from UTC, from the four US zones and from Moscow. For example, it can help you find out what is the Australian Eastern Time Zone? (The answer is: UTC+10 (AEST) and UTC+11 (AEDT)). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'Australian Eastern Time') and hit the 'Find out' button.
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Named Time Zones

Time zoneStandard timeDaylight saving time
Alaska TimeUTC−9UTC−8
Atlantic TimeUTC−4UTC−3
Australian Central TimeUTC+9:30UTC+10:30
Australian Eastern TimeUTC+10UTC+11
Australian Western TimeUTC+8not observed
Brasília TimeUTC−3not observed
Central European TimeUTC+1UTC+2
Central TimeUTC−6UTC−5
Chamorro TimeUTC+10not observed
East Africa TimeUTC+3not observed
Eastern European TimeUTC+2UTC+3
Eastern TimeUTC−5UTC−4
Greenwich Mean TimeUTCUTC+1
Hawaii–Aleutian TimeUTC−10not observed
Hong Kong TimeUTC+8not observed
India Standard TimeUTC+5:30not observed
Irish TimeUTCUTC+1
Irkutsk TimeUTC+8not observed
Israel TimeUTC+2UTC+3
Japan Standard TimeUTC+9not observed
Kaliningrad TimeUTC+2not observed
Kamchatka TimeUTC+12not observed
Korea Standard TimeUTC+9not observed
Krasnoyarsk TimeUTC+7not observed
Magadan TimeUTC+11not observed
Mexican Central TimeUTC−6not observed
Mexican Northwest TimeUTC−8UTC−7
Mexican Pacific TimeUTC−7not observed
Mexican Southeast TimeUTC−5not observed
Moscow TimeUTC+3not observed
Mountain TimeUTC−7UTC−6
Newfoundland TimeUTC−3:30UTC−2:30
New Zealand TimeUTC+12UTC+13
Omsk TimeUTC+6not observed
Pacific TimeUTC−8UTC−7
Samara TimeUTC+4not observed
Samoa TimeUTC−11not observed
South Africa Standard TimeUTC+2not observed
Vladivostok TimeUTC+10not observed
Western European TimeUTCUTC+1

FAQ

What is the Australian Eastern Time Zone?

Australian Eastern Time Zone UTC+10 (AEST) and UTC+11 (AEDT)

Where does the Australian Eastern Time Zone apply?

Among the places in this reference: Sydney.

Do the clocks change in the Australian Eastern Time Zone?

Yes: UTC+10 in standard time and UTC+11 in daylight time. The clocks do not change everywhere in this zone: some places stay on standard time all year.

What does AEST stand for?

AEST is the standard time of the zone (UTC+10), and AEDT its daylight time (UTC+11).

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