Broken Hill — Australia/Broken_Hill
The current local time in the Australia/Broken_Hill IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Australia in the area around Broken Hill. The zone is currently at UTC +10:30 · ACDT and observes daylight saving time.
Australia/Broken_Hill
Friday, 23 October 2026 ACDT
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +10:30
Daylight saving: Observed
January offset +10:30 · July offset +09:30
Countries using Australia/Broken_Hill
Broken Hill vs. major cities
How far Broken Hill is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Broken Hill, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Broken Hill | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −14:30 h | 18:30 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −17:30 h | 15:30 (prev. day) | 09:00–10:30 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −13:30 h | 19:30 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −9:30 h | 23:30 (prev. day) | None |
| Paris · France | −8:30 h | 00:30 | None |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −8:30 h | 00:30 | None |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −6:30 h | 02:30 | 15:30–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −2:30 h | 06:30 | 11:30–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −2:30 h | 06:30 | 11:30–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Broken Hill time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Broken Hill
Since 1970, Broken Hill has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 55 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1972, is UTC +09:30 with UTC +10:30 in daylight saving time. Clocks currently go forward on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April, a rule in place since 2008.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 5 April 2026 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +09:30 |
| Sunday, 4 October 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +10:30 |
| Sunday, 4 April 2027 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +09:30 |
| Sunday, 3 October 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +10:30 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UTC +09:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1971 | UTC +10:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1972–2026 | UTC +09:30, DST UTC +10:30 | Forward on the first Sunday in October, back on the first Sunday in April (since 2008) |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Broken Hill
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