AEST/AEDT: Australian Eastern Time

Australian Eastern Time, UTC+11 right now. Used in Sydney, Melbourne; Brisbane stays on AEST. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Apr 4, 2027.

AEST · Australian Eastern Time

AEDT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+11

Abbreviation
AEST/AEDT
Full name
Australian Eastern Time
UTC offset now
UTC+11
Standard time
UTC+10
Daylight time
UTC+11
Daylight saving
Yes
Reference zone
Australia/Sydney
Where
Sydney, Melbourne; Brisbane stays on AEST

Daylight saving time in AEST

  • DST started

    Sun, Oct 4, 2026

    Clocks went forward 1 hour

  • DST ends

    Sun, Apr 4, 2027

    Clocks go back 1 hour

  • Winter

    UTC+10

    AEST

  • Summer

    UTC+11

    AEDT

AEST is the standard time; in summer the zone is on AEDT, UTC+11. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Apr 4, 2027.

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Countries and cities on AEST

Where Australian Eastern Time is kept, with each country's largest cities in the zone. Open a city for its clock, sunrise and sunset, and the time difference to the rest of the world.

Countries using AEST
CityLocal timeCompared to AEST
AustraliaSydney, Melbourne, BrisbaneTue 8:00 PMSame time

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.