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Country: Australia

Capital: Canberra

Introduction to time zones & DST in Australia

There are totally 5 time zones in Australia, including Australia Western Standard Time, Australia Central Western Standard Time, Australia Central Standard Time, Australia Eastern Standard Timeand Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST).

Daylight Saving Time in Australia begins on the first Sunday in October, and ends on the first Sunday in April. Take 2017 as an example, DST in Australia ends on April 2nd, and begins on October 1st.

It is worth nothing that, some of the states in Australia don't observe Daylight Saving Time, including Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory and Eucla, while the rest states of Australia do observe DST, including the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Time zones currently being used in Australia

Australia is currently using 6 time zones AWST ACWST ACST AEST ACDT AEDT

Offset Time Zone Example City Current Time
UTC +08:00 AWST Perth 04:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
UTC +08:45 ACWST Eucla 04:52 Fri, 2024-11-22
UTC +09:30 ACST Darwin 05:37 Fri, 2024-11-22
UTC +10:00 AEST Brisbane 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
UTC +10:30 ACDT Adelaide 06:37 Fri, 2024-11-22
UTC +11:00 AEDT Sydney 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22

Time zones to be used in Australia

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC +09:30 ACST 2025-04-06
UTC +10:00 AEST 2025-04-06

Time of Cities in Australia

AWST (UTC +08:00)

City Time
Perth 04:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Mandurah 04:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Geraldton 04:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Busselton 04:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
City Time
Exmouth 04:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Carnarvon 04:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Kalbarri 04:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Shark bay 04:07 Fri, 2024-11-22

ACWST (UTC +08:45)

City Time
Eucla 04:52 Fri, 2024-11-22

ACST (UTC +09:30)

City Time
Darwin 05:37 Fri, 2024-11-22
City Time
Alice springs 05:37 Fri, 2024-11-22

AEST (UTC +10:00)

City Time
Brisbane 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Gold Coast 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Rainbow beach 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Sunshine coast 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Sunshine Coast 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Townsville 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
City Time
Cairns 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Toowoomba 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Mackay 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Bundaberg 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Hervey bay 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Airlie beach 06:07 Fri, 2024-11-22

ACDT (UTC +10:30)

City Time
Adelaide 06:37 Fri, 2024-11-22
City Time
Barossa 06:37 Fri, 2024-11-22

AEDT (UTC +11:00)

City Time
Sydney 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Melbourne 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Canberra 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Newcastle 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Coffs Harbour 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Wollongong 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Gippsland 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Hobart 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Geelong 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Ballarat 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Bendigo 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Launceston 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
City Time
Torquay 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Wagga Wagga 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Port macquarie 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Warrnambool 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Broken Hill 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Queenstown Australia 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Katoomba 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Cooma 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Devonport 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Byron bay 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Port fairy 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22
Currie 07:07 Fri, 2024-11-22

Geographic Location of Australia