Current Time in Australia
Mainland Australia has 3 time zones, plus Lord Howe Island and unofficial Eucla time.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Australia
Mainland Australia has three time zones: Western (UTC+8), Central (UTC+9:30) and Eastern (UTC+10). Lord Howe Island keeps UTC+10:30, and the area around Eucla uses an unofficial UTC+8:45. In Canberra (the capital) it is 2:29 AM AEDT (UTC+11:00) on Friday, 6 November 2026.
Only part of Australia observes daylight saving time: Adelaide, Sydney and Lord Howe change their clocks; Perth, Eucla, Darwin and Brisbane do not. The next change is on 4 April 2027 at 03:00 local time (Sydney), to standard time.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Time zones in Australia
Right now clocks in Australia show 6 different UTC offsets. The 7 rows below are IANA zones: some share a standard offset but differ on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Example city | Local time | Offset now | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Western Standard Time Australia/Perth | Perth | 11:29 PM Thu, Nov 5 | AWST · UTC+8 | No clock changes: UTC+8 all year. |
Australian Central Western Standard Time Australia/Eucla | Eucla | 12:14 AM Fri, Nov 6 | ACWST · UTC+8:45 | No clock changes: UTC+8:45 all year. |
Australian Central Standard Time Australia/Darwin | Darwin | 12:59 AM Fri, Nov 6 | ACST · UTC+9:30 | No clock changes: UTC+9:30 all year. |
Australian Eastern Standard Time Australia/Brisbane | Brisbane | 1:29 AM Fri, Nov 6 | AEST · UTC+10 | No clock changes: UTC+10 all year. |
Australian Central Time Australia/Adelaide | Adelaide | 1:59 AM Fri, Nov 6 | ACDT · UTC+10:30 | Clocks go back 1 hour on 4 April 2027 at 03:00 local time (to ACST, UTC+9:30). |
Australian Eastern Time Australia/Sydney | Sydney | 2:29 AM Fri, Nov 6 | AEDT · UTC+11 | Clocks go back 1 hour on 4 April 2027 at 03:00 local time (to AEST, UTC+10). |
Lord Howe Time Australia/Lord_Howe | Lord Howe | 2:29 AM Fri, Nov 6 | LHDT · UTC+11 | Clocks go back 30 minutes on 4 April 2027 at 02:00 local time (to LHST, UTC+10:30). |
Highlighted row: Canberra (the capital), used as the reference for the time differences below.
Major Cities
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Gold Coast
Newcastle
Canberra
How Australia writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 pm
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-AU locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about Australia
- States set their own clocks: NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, the ACT and South Australia use DST, while Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia do not. Source: IANA tz database
- During the DST season mainland Australia and Lord Howe Island run on five offsets: UTC+8, +9:30, +10, +10:30 and +11, plus the unofficial UTC+8:45 used around Eucla. Source: IANA tz database
- Lord Howe Island shifts by only 30 minutes for DST, from UTC+10:30 to UTC+11. Source: IANA tz database
- The Australian colonies replaced local mean times with hour-based standard times during 1895; South Australia moved to its half-hour offset in 1899. Source: IANA tz database
- Referendums rejected DST in Queensland in 1992 (54.5% no) and in Western Australia in 1975, 1984, 1992 and 2009. Source: Wikipedia
Upcoming public holidays in Australia
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- Boxing DayMon, 28 December 2026 · in 53 days
- New Year's DayFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Australia DayTue, 26 January 2027 · in 82 days
- Good FridayFri, 26 March 2027 · in 141 days
Time difference from Canberra (the capital)
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Canberra time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 3:29 PM | 11 h behind | None |
| New York | Thu 10:29 AM | 16 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 7:29 AM | 19 h behind | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 7:29 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Singapore | Thu 11:29 PM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 12:29 AM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 12:29 PM | 14 h behind | None |
Australia at a glance
- Capital
- Canberra
- Population
- 27,536,874
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD)
Questions about time in Australia
- What time is it in Australia right now?
- Mainland Australia has three time zones: Western (UTC+8), Central (UTC+9:30) and Eastern (UTC+10). Lord Howe Island keeps UTC+10:30, and the area around Eucla uses an unofficial UTC+8:45. When this page was generated: Perth 11:29 PM AWST; Eucla 12:14 AM ACWST; Darwin 12:59 AM ACST; Brisbane 1:29 AM AEST; Adelaide 1:59 AM ACDT; Sydney 2:29 AM AEDT; Lord Howe 2:29 AM LHDT.
- How many time zones does Australia have?
- Mainland Australia has three official time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+8), Australian Central Standard Time (UTC+9:30) and Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10). Lord Howe Island, part of New South Wales, keeps UTC+10:30, and a small area around Eucla uses an unofficial UTC+8:45. Daylight saving time adds more offsets in summer, because only some states use it. External territories keep their own time: Christmas Island UTC+7, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands UTC+6:30 and Norfolk Island UTC+11.
- Does Australia observe daylight saving time?
- Partly. Only part of Australia observes daylight saving time: Adelaide, Sydney and Lord Howe change their clocks; Perth, Eucla, Darwin and Brisbane do not. The next change is on 4 April 2027 at 03:00 local time (Sydney), to standard time.
- What is the next public holiday in Australia?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.