AEST: Australian Eastern Time
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AEST: Australian Eastern Time
AEST stands for Australian Eastern Time, used in eastern Australia. The regional clock runs UTC+11 on January 15 and UTC+10 on July 15, 2026. Check the dated clock changes below for other times of year.
Current AEST time
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
AEST time compared with UTC
AEST runs UTC+11 in January and UTC+10 in July. When it is 12:00 UTC the clock in AEST reads 23:00 in January and 22:00 in July.
These examples use January 15 and July 15, 2026. Where clocks change, other dates can use a different offset. Use the live converter for your exact date.
| UTC | AEST in January | AEST in July |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 03:00 | 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 06:00 | 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 09:00 | 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 12:00 | 23:00 | 22:00 |
| 15:00 | 02:00 next day | 01:00 next day |
| 18:00 | 05:00 next day | 04:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 08:00 next day | 07:00 next day |
When the clocks change in the AEST zone
These are the recorded clock changes for the AEST zone in 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the date, the reading the clock shows as it changes, and what it jumps to.
| Date | Change | Clocks | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 5, 2026 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 to 02:00 | UTC+10 |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 to 03:00 | UTC+11 |
| Sunday, April 4, 2027 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 to 02:00 | UTC+10 |
| Sunday, October 3, 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 to 03:00 | UTC+11 |
Computed from the IANA time zone database, the same source your operating system uses. Dates in future years follow the rules in force today; daylight saving law is set by governments and does change, sometimes at a few months' notice.
Cities that keep AEST
These places run on AEST: Australian Eastern Time, the IANA zone behind AEST. Each links to its own live clock.
Convert AEST to another zone
AEST to PSTAEST to MSTAEST to CSTAEST to ESTAEST to HSTAEST to GMTAEST to UTCAEST to BST
Common questions about AEST
What does AEST stand for?
AEST is Australian Eastern Time, the civil time used in eastern Australia. On this site it resolves to the IANA time zone AEST: Australian Eastern Time, which is what your operating system and browser use to work out the actual offset on any given date.
What is AEST in UTC?
The regional clock behind AEST is UTC+11 on January 15 and UTC+10 on July 15, 2026. The table above shows UTC conversions for those dates.