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. 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:

AEST time now

6:31:57PM

Friday, September 30, 2016

AEST will be observed in Sydney until Oct 2, 2016 at 2:00 AM
UTC Offset: UTC +10
14 hours ahead of Washington DC

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