Australian Eastern Time • live clock
Current time in Australia
Australia spans 5 standard time offsets, from UTC+8 in Perth to UTC+10:30 in Lord Howe. This clock shows the country’s primary time zone. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
Time zones in Australia
Australia uses 5 distinct standard offsets. Each canonical IANA zone is listed once.
| Zone | Main cities | Abbreviation | Standard offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia/Perth | Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury, Geraldton | AWST | UTC+8 | No |
| Australia/Eucla | Eucla | ACWST | UTC+8:45 | No |
| Australia/Adelaide | Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Mount Gambier, Morphett Vale | ACST | UTC+9:30 | Yes |
| Australia/Broken_Hill | — | ACST | UTC+9:30 | Yes |
| Australia/Darwin | Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs | ACST | UTC+9:30 | No |
| Antarctica/Macquarie | — | AEST | UTC+10 | Yes |
| Australia/Brisbane | Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Logan City | AEST | UTC+10 | No |
| Australia/Hobart | — | AEST | UTC+10 | Yes |
| Australia/Lindeman | — | AEST | UTC+10 | No |
| Australia/Melbourne | Melbourne | AEST | UTC+10 | Yes |
| Australia/Sydney | Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra | AEST | UTC+10 | Yes |
| Australia/Lord_Howe | Lord Howe | LHST | UTC+10:30 | Yes |
Daylight-saving clock changes in Australia
This country summary shows the 2026 schedule. Each linked time-zone page carries the full 2026–2027 schedule. Times are UTC instants.
| Zones | Scheduled changes |
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| Lord Howe |
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| Macquarie, Hobart, Melbourne and 1 more |
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| Adelaide, Broken Hill |
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Time difference from Australia
Compare the primary zone, Australia/Sydney, with common reference cities and with your browser’s own time zone.
| City | Time zone | Difference from Australia |
|---|---|---|
| London | Europe/London | 10 hours behind |
| New York | America/New_York | 15 hours behind |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 6 hours behind |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 2 hours behind |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 1 hour behind |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.
Questions about time in Australia
How many time zones does Australia have?
Australia has five standard time offsets, running from UTC+8 in Western Australia to UTC+10:30 on Lord Howe Island. The commonly quoted total of three counts only the main mainland zones and leaves out Eucla and Lord Howe.
Which time zone should I use for Canberra?
Canberra follows Australia/Sydney. It keeps AEST at UTC+10 during standard time and AEDT at UTC+11 during daylight saving, so a meeting scheduled in Canberra time is the same moment as one scheduled in Sydney time.