Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

AEST Is the Australian Eastern Time Zone

In everyday usage, AEST is often referred to as Australian Eastern Time (AET) or the Australian Eastern Time Zone. This can add a bit of confusion as the term Australian Eastern Time does not differentiate between standard time and Daylight Saving Time, so Australian Eastern Time switches between AEST and AEDT in areas that use DST during part of the year.

Australia has two generic time zones that include both standard and daylight time: Australian Eastern Time (AET) and Australian Central Time (ACT). The country has a complex set of time zones, some of which have an unusual UTC offset.

Converting AEST to Other Australian Time Zones

• Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is 30 minutes behind Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST).
  To convert AEST to LHST, add half an hour.
• Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is 30 minutes ahead of Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).
  To convert AEST to ACST, subtract half an hour.
• Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is 1 hour and 15 minutes ahead of Australian Central Western Standard Time (ACWST).
  To convert AEST to ACWST, subtract one hour and 15 minutes.
• Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is 2 hours ahead of Australian Western Standard Time (AWST).
  To convert AEST to AWST, subtract two hours.

Time Zone Converter: UTC to AEST

Where and When is AEST Observed?

Australia

Other Eastern Standard Time Zones

Time zones can have similar names and abbreviations but have a different UTC offset:

• Eastern Standard Time (EST): UTC -5
• Eastern Africa Time (EAT): UTC +3
• Eastern European Time (EET): UTC +2
• East Greenland Time (EGT): UTC -1

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:

• CHUT – Chuuk Time
• ChST – Chamorro Standard Time
• DDUT – Dumont-d'Urville Time
• K – Kilo Time Zone
• PGT – Papua New Guinea Time
• VLAT – Vladivostok Time
• YAKST – Yakutsk Summer Time
• YAPT – Yap Time