AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Standard Time (Standard Time)
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.
Please use the search field on the right to find the correct local time in any city.
Observes AEST part of the year.
Areas with same time currently (UTC +10).
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.
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
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
AEST time now
6:43:45am
Monday, December 17, 2018
Did you mean AEDT?
- AEST is currently observed in Brisbane
- AEST will be observed in Sydney starting from Apr 7, 2019 at 3:00 am
- UTC Offset: UTC +10
- 15 hours ahead of Washington DC
Find current time and time zone by city
Example cities
Australia – Sydney (Winter)
Australia – Brisbane (All Year)
Related time zones
AEDT – Australian Eastern Daylight Time (Daylight Time)
Time Zone Map with DST
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