Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

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.