AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time (Time Zone Abbreviation)

Also known as: EST – Eastern Standard Time, AET – Australian Eastern Time

Caution: This is NOT the current local time in most locations in that time zone

Australia: Only some locations are currently on AEST because most places in this time zone are currently on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing AEDT.

Time zone map of AEST — Currently observing AEST.
Observes AEST part of the year.
Areas with same time currently (UTC +10).
Currently observing AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time.
Observes AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time part of the year, but not currently.
Currently has same time zone offset as AEST (UTC +10) but different time zone name.

Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is 10 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: Australia.

This time zone is often called Eastern Standard Time.

See full time zone map

Summer Time & DST

Some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during the summer, and therefore use AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) in the summer.

Where and When is AEST Observed?

Australia

Australian states/territories using AEST in the winter and AEDT in the summer:

Australian states/territories using AEST all year:

Queensland

Other Time Zones in UTC +10

Some time zones exist that have the same offset as AEST, but can be found under a different name:

AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Standard Time (Standard Time)