AEST Time Now — Australian Eastern Standard Time
The current AEST time (Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC +10:00) is shown below. New South Wales and Victoria switch to AEDT in summer; Queensland (Brisbane) stays on AEST year-round.
AEST — UTC +10:00
Friday, 23 October 2026 AEST
The clock always shows AEST (UTC +10:00). Places in this zone switch between standard and daylight time during the year, so their local time can differ from AEST by an hour.
Where AEST is used
In 2026, 6 zones in the tz database show AEST : 2 all year and 4 only part of the year, switching to AEDT for the rest . The all-year zones are the ones that don't observe daylight saving: Australia.
| Zone | Country | January | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antarctica/Macquarie | Australia | AEDT +11:00 | AEST +10:00 |
| Australia/Brisbane | Australia | AEST +10:00 | AEST +10:00 |
| Australia/Hobart | Australia | AEDT +11:00 | AEST +10:00 |
| Australia/Lindeman | Australia | AEST +10:00 | AEST +10:00 |
| Australia/Melbourne | Australia | AEDT +11:00 | AEST +10:00 |
| Australia/Sydney | Australia | AEDT +11:00 | AEST +10:00 |
About AEST
Offset & DST
UTC offset: +10:00
Daylight saving: Observed
Daylight-time counterpart: AEDT (UTC +11:00)
Representative IANA zone: Australia/Sydney
IANA zones at AEST
Converting AEST to other time zones
AEST is fixed at UTC +10:00 — written +1000 in email headers and +10:00 in ISO 8601 timestamps. In 2026, Sydney is on AEST from 5 April to 4 October. The table below uses each abbreviation's own fixed offset; for a specific place, check its city page, since local clocks switch between standard and daylight abbreviations.
| Zone | Difference | When it's 12:00 AEST | Converter |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | −10 h | 02:00 | Hour by hour → |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | −18 h | 18:00 (−1 day) | Hour by hour → |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | −17 h | 19:00 (−1 day) | Hour by hour → |
| CST Central Standard Time | −16 h | 20:00 (−1 day) | Hour by hour → |
| EST Eastern Standard Time | −15 h | 21:00 (−1 day) | Hour by hour → |
| BRT Brasília Time | −13 h | 23:00 (−1 day) | Hour by hour → |
| BST British Summer Time | −9 h | 03:00 | Hour by hour → |
| CET Central European Time | −9 h | 03:00 | Hour by hour → |
| EET Eastern European Time | −8 h | 04:00 | Hour by hour → |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | −7 h | 05:00 | Hour by hour → |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | −6 h | 06:00 | Hour by hour → |
| IST India Standard Time | −4:30 h | 07:30 | Hour by hour → |
| CST China Standard Time | −2 h | 10:00 | Hour by hour → |
| JST Japan Standard Time | −1 h | 11:00 | Hour by hour → |
Countries commonly using AEST
AEST questions
- What is AEST in UTC?
- AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) is UTC +10:00. In ISO 8601 timestamps it is written +10:00, in email and HTTP headers +1000.
- Is AEST the same as AEDT?
- No. AEST is UTC +10:00; AEDT is UTC +11:00, the daylight-saving time the same places use for the other part of the year. In 2026, Sydney is on AEST from 5 April to 4 October.
- Which countries use AEST?
- In 2026, zones showing AEST are found in Australia.
More tools for AEST
Look up the exact IANA zone behind AEST, see it on the offset map, or compare it against other cities.