What time is it in AEST?
Current time in AEST
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Australia/Sydney · UTC+10
AEST stands for Australian Eastern Standard Time, an offset of UTC+10, used across eastern Australia. But the region also shifts for summer: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) applies from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April, so a clock casually labelled “AEST” in July is really showing AEDT. The live clock above follows the Australia/Sydney zone and shows whichever offset is in force. Queensland does not switch to AEDT, so Brisbane and Sydney share a clock for half the year and fall an hour apart for the other half.
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Time zone facts
- Standard time
- Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), UTC+10
- Summer time
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), UTC+11
- Daylight saving
- Observed from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April
- IANA timezone
- Australia/Sydney
Common questions
- What time is it in AEST right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current time in AEST, updated every second, with today's date and the day of the week beneath it. It reads your device's clock and converts it using the Australia/Sydney rules, so it stays correct across daylight-saving changes.
- What UTC offset is AEST?
- AEST is UTC+10; its summer counterpart AEDT is UTC+11, in force from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April. Outside that window the offset is UTC+10.
- Does AEST observe daylight saving time?
- AEST is the winter half of the arrangement, but the region it refers to does change its clocks. They go forward an hour for Australian Eastern Daylight Time, which runs from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April, and back again at the end of it.
- What does AEST stand for?
- Australian Eastern Standard Time. In everyday use people write “AEST” to mean the local time of eastern Australia, which is actually AEDT for a good part of the year. The clock above resolves that for you.