Australia's mainland states and territories are divided into 5 standard time zones. As Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory don't use Daylight Saving Time (DST), there are only 3 corresponding DST time zones.
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00).
Australia Time Zone Map and Time Zone guide – live current time across Australia's 5 time zones, with map reference and DST details.
The proper names of Australia's time zones are: Australian Western Standard Time - UTC+08 (AWST), Australian Central Standard Time - UTC+09:30 (ACST), and Australian Eastern Standard Time - UTC+10:00 (AEST).
A total of 5 time zones exist in Australia: from UTC+8 in Perth to UTC+10.5 in Lord Howe. Daylight saving time does not apply in all parts of the country.
Australia is divided into 3 time zones: Australian Western Time, Australian Central Time Time and Australian Eastern Time zone as also illustrated in the below map.
Check the current local time in Australia. See all 5 time zones and 9 major cities with live clocks, UTC offsets, and DST info.
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Australia spans multiple time zones across its territory. Below you'll find the current time in each zone and the states & territories that follow it. Exact local time now in Australia. Time Zone, UTC offset, and DST. Clock with seconds, 12/24h formats, sunrise/sunset, and more.
Follow our handy guide to Australia's time zones to understand the time in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory