ACST – Australian Central Standard Time (Standard Time)
Also known as: CST – Central Standard Time
Areas with same time currently (UTC +9:30).
Currently has same time zone offset as ACST (UTC +9:30) but different time zone name.
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) is 9:30 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: Australia. Australian Central Standard Time is a half-hour time zone. Its local time differs by 30 minutes instead of the normal whole hour.
Summer Time & DST
Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use ACDT (Australian Central Daylight Time) in the summer.
Email Time Zone Indicator: +0930
An email sent from someone in the Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) time zone will have the time zone listed as "+0930" in the headers of the email. (However, "+0930" does not have to be in Australian Central Standard Time, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).
Where and When is ACST Observed?
Australia
Australian states/territories using ACST in the winter and ACDT in the summer:
- New South Wales - only in Yancowinna County
- South Australia
Australian states/territories using ACST all year:
- Northern Territory
Time zones by continent/region
ACST time now
9:40:15pm
Thursday, June 22, 2017
- ACST will be observed in Adelaide until Oct 1, 2017 at 2:00 am
- UTC Offset: UTC +9:30
- 13:30 hours ahead of Washington DC
Find current time and time zone by city
Example cities
Australia – Darwin (All Year)
Australia – Adelaide (Winter)
Related time zones
ACDT – Australian Central Daylight Time (Daylight Time)
Time Zone Map with DST
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