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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 4 time zones AWST ACWST ACST AEST

Offset Time Zone Example City Current Time
UTC +08:00 AWST Perth 22:08 Wed, 2026-04-08
UTC +08:45 ACWST Eucla 22:53 Wed, 2026-04-08
UTC +09:30 ACST Adelaide 23:38 Wed, 2026-04-08
UTC +10:00 AEST Sydney 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09

Time zones to be used in Australia

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC +10:30 ACDT 2026-10-04
UTC +11:00 AEDT 2026-10-04

Time of Cities in Australia

AWST (UTC +08:00)

City Time
Perth 22:08 Wed, 2026-04-08
Mandurah 22:08 Wed, 2026-04-08
Geraldton 22:08 Wed, 2026-04-08
Busselton 22:08 Wed, 2026-04-08
City Time
Exmouth 22:08 Wed, 2026-04-08
Carnarvon 22:08 Wed, 2026-04-08
Kalbarri 22:08 Wed, 2026-04-08
Shark bay 22:08 Wed, 2026-04-08

ACWST (UTC +08:45)

City Time
Eucla 22:53 Wed, 2026-04-08

ACST (UTC +09:30)

City Time
Adelaide 23:38 Wed, 2026-04-08
Darwin 23:38 Wed, 2026-04-08
City Time
Alice springs 23:38 Wed, 2026-04-08
Barossa 23:38 Wed, 2026-04-08

AEST (UTC +10:00)

City Time
Sydney 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Melbourne 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Brisbane 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Gold Coast 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Rainbow beach 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Canberra 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Newcastle 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Sunshine coast 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Sunshine Coast 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Coffs Harbour 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Wollongong 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Gippsland 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Hobart 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Geelong 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Townsville 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Cairns 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Toowoomba 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Ballarat 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
City Time
Bendigo 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Launceston 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Mackay 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Bundaberg 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Torquay 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Wagga Wagga 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Hervey bay 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Port macquarie 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Warrnambool 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Broken Hill 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Queenstown Australia 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Katoomba 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Airlie beach 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Cooma 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Devonport 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Byron bay 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Port fairy 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09
Currie 00:08 Thu, 2026-04-09

Geographic Location of Australia