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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 07:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
UTC +08:45 ACWST Eucla 08:44 Sun, 2026-02-22
UTC +09:30 ACST Darwin 09:29 Sun, 2026-02-22
UTC +10:00 AEST Brisbane 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
UTC +10:30 ACDT Adelaide 10:29 Sun, 2026-02-22
UTC +11:00 AEDT Sydney 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22

Time zones to be used in Australia

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC +09:30 ACST 2026-04-05
UTC +10:00 AEST 2026-04-05

Time of Cities in Australia

AWST (UTC +08:00)

City Time
Perth 07:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Mandurah 07:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Geraldton 07:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Busselton 07:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
City Time
Exmouth 07:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Carnarvon 07:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Kalbarri 07:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Shark bay 07:59 Sun, 2026-02-22

ACWST (UTC +08:45)

City Time
Eucla 08:44 Sun, 2026-02-22

ACST (UTC +09:30)

City Time
Darwin 09:29 Sun, 2026-02-22
City Time
Alice springs 09:29 Sun, 2026-02-22

AEST (UTC +10:00)

City Time
Brisbane 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Gold Coast 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Rainbow beach 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Sunshine coast 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Sunshine Coast 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Townsville 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
City Time
Cairns 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Toowoomba 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Mackay 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Bundaberg 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Hervey bay 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Airlie beach 09:59 Sun, 2026-02-22

ACDT (UTC +10:30)

City Time
Adelaide 10:29 Sun, 2026-02-22
City Time
Barossa 10:29 Sun, 2026-02-22

AEDT (UTC +11:00)

City Time
Sydney 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Melbourne 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Canberra 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Newcastle 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Coffs Harbour 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Wollongong 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Gippsland 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Hobart 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Geelong 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Ballarat 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Bendigo 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Launceston 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
City Time
Torquay 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Wagga Wagga 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Port macquarie 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Warrnambool 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Broken Hill 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Queenstown Australia 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Katoomba 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Cooma 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Devonport 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Byron bay 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Port fairy 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22
Currie 10:59 Sun, 2026-02-22

Geographic Location of Australia

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