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

Time Zone names, codes and abbreviations for Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time (DST) around the world.

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.

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.

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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.

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:

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