Current time in Australia

Australia keeps 8 different clocks.

In CanberraAEDT

Difference from you

8 zones

The clocks of Australia

Australian Western Standard Time
AWSTUTC+8
Perth, Mandurah, Kalgoorlie, Geraldton, Bunbury
No daylight saving time: the same time all year.
Australia/Perth
Australian Central Western Standard Time
UTC+8:45UTC+8:45
No daylight saving time: the same time all year.
Australia/Eucla
Japan Standard Time
JSTUTC+9
No daylight saving time: the same time all year.
Asia/Tokyo
Australian Central Standard Time
ACSTUTC+9:30
Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine, McMinns Lagoon, Tennant Creek
No daylight saving time: the same time all year.
Australia/Darwin
Australian Eastern Standard Time
AESTUTC+10
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns, Townsville, Toowoomba
No daylight saving time: the same time all year.
Australia/BrisbaneAustralia/Lindeman
Australian Central Daylight Time
ACDTUTC+10:30
Adelaide, Mount Gambier, Whyalla, Broken Hill, Gawler
Next changeSunday, 4 April 2027 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 02:00 (ACDT → ACST).
Australia/AdelaideAustralia/Broken_Hill
Australian Eastern Daylight Time
AEDTUTC+11
Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Canberra, Cranbourne
Next changeSunday, 4 April 2027 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 02:00 (AEDT → AEST).
Australia/SydneyAntarctica/MacquarieAustralia/Hobart
1 more IANA ID
Australia/Melbourne
Lord Howe Daylight Time
UTC+11UTC+11
Next changeSunday, 4 April 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 30 minutes to 01:30 (UTC+11 → UTC+10:30).
Australia/Lord_Howe

Observatory log

01Time zones

6 time zones

Standard time from UTC+8 to UTC+10:30, described by 13 IANA time-zone IDs.

02Daylight saving

Clocks change in 3 of 8 zones

03Weekend

Saturday and Sunday

The usual days off in Australia; working hours are counted as 09:00–17:00 on the other days.

04Capital

Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11)

05Difference from you

Live, between your device’s time zone and Canberra

225 places

More places (215)

Time by region

Public holidays

Questions

How many time zones does Australia have?

Australia has 6 time zones, from UTC+8 to UTC+10:30 in standard time, described by 13 IANA time-zone IDs.

Does Australia observe daylight saving time?

In part. Clocks change in Adelaide, Sydney, Lord Howe; Perth, Eucla, Tokyo, Darwin, Brisbane keep the same time all year.

What is the time zone of Australia?

Australia has 8 different clocks. The capital, Canberra, uses Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11).