Thursday, September 10, 2026
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)
UTC Offset
UTC+09:30
Daylight Saving Time
Standard Time
ACST / ACDT
Next Clock Change
Oct 3, 2026
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Region
Australia
1 major cities
Major Cities Using ACST
About Australian Central Standard Time
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) is a time zone that is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 09:30 hours. During Daylight Saving Time, the offset changes to UTC+10:30.
Major cities using this timezone include Adelaide. These cities follow Australian Central for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Australian Central Standard Time observes Daylight Saving Time (DST). The next clock change will occur on Saturday, October 3, 2026, when clocks will spring forward (move ahead) by one hour.
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About Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) is a time zone with a UTC offset of +09:30. The IANA identifier is Australia/Adelaide. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate ACST times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see ACST relative to other major timezones.
Right now Australia/Adelaide is UTC+09:30. Standard-time offset: UTC+09:30.
Next DST change: Sunday, October 4, 2026 — clocks spring forward from +09:30 to +10:30. Currently off daylight saving time (UTC+09:30).
Major Cities Using ACST
These cities observe Australian Central Standard Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular ACST Time Conversions
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