Thursday, September 10, 2026
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
UTC Offset
UTC+10:00
Daylight Saving Time
Standard Time
AEST / AEDT
Next Clock Change
Oct 3, 2026
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Region
Australia
3 major cities
About Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is a time zone that is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 10:00 hours. During Daylight Saving Time, the offset changes to UTC+11:00.
Major cities using this timezone include Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle. These cities follow Australian Eastern for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Australian Eastern 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 Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is a time zone with a UTC offset of +10:00. The IANA identifier is Australia/Sydney. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate AEST times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see AEST relative to other major timezones.
Right now Australia/Sydney is UTC+10:00. Standard-time offset: UTC+10:00.
Next DST change: Sunday, October 4, 2026 — clocks spring forward from +10:00 to +11:00. Currently off daylight saving time (UTC+10:00).
Major Cities Using AEST
These cities observe Australian Eastern Standard Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular AEST Time Conversions
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