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

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

Time zone map of AEST
Currently observing AEST.
Areas with same time currently (UTC +10).
Currently observing AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time.
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.

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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.

Email Time Zone Indicator: +1000

An email sent from someone in the Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) time zone will have the time zone listed as "+1000" in the headers of the email. (However, "+1000" does not have to be in Australian Eastern Standard Time, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).

Where and When is AEST Observed?

Australia

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

  • Australian Capital Territory
  • New South Wales - except Broken Hill (Yancowinna County) (ACST/ACDT)
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria

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:

Time zones by continent/region

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AEST time now

7:23:23pm

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

  • AEST will be observed in Sydney until Oct 6, 2019 at 2:00 am
  • UTC Offset: UTC +10
  • 14 hours ahead of Washington DC
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