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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 13:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
UTC +08:45 ACWST Eucla 13:45 Tue, 2024-03-19
UTC +09:30 ACST Darwin 14:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
UTC +10:00 AEST Brisbane 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
UTC +10:30 ACDT Adelaide 15:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
UTC +11:00 AEDT Sydney 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19

Time zones to be used in Australia

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC +09:30 ACST 2024-04-07
UTC +10:00 AEST 2024-04-07

Time of Cities in Australia

AWST (UTC +08:00)

City Time
Perth 13:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Mandurah 13:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Geraldton 13:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Busselton 13:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
City Time
Exmouth 13:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Carnarvon 13:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Kalbarri 13:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Shark bay 13:00 Tue, 2024-03-19

ACWST (UTC +08:45)

City Time
Eucla 13:45 Tue, 2024-03-19

ACST (UTC +09:30)

City Time
Darwin 14:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
City Time
Alice springs 14:30 Tue, 2024-03-19

AEST (UTC +10:00)

City Time
Brisbane 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Gold Coast 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Rainbow beach 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Sunshine coast 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Sunshine Coast 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Townsville 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
City Time
Cairns 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Toowoomba 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Mackay 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Bundaberg 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Hervey bay 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Airlie beach 15:00 Tue, 2024-03-19

ACDT (UTC +10:30)

City Time
Adelaide 15:30 Tue, 2024-03-19
City Time
Barossa 15:30 Tue, 2024-03-19

AEDT (UTC +11:00)

City Time
Sydney 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Melbourne 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Canberra 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Newcastle 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Coffs Harbour 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Wollongong 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Gippsland 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Hobart 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Geelong 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Ballarat 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Bendigo 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Launceston 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
City Time
Torquay 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Wagga Wagga 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Port macquarie 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Warrnambool 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Broken Hill 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Queenstown Australia 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Katoomba 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Cooma 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Devonport 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Byron bay 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Port fairy 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19
Currie 16:00 Tue, 2024-03-19

Geographic Location of Australia