AEST Time Now: Current Australian Eastern Time
AEDT
Friday, October 16, 2026 in Sydney
Right now Sydney keeps Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), eleven hours ahead of UTC. It stays that way until 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 4, when the clocks fall back to Australian Eastern Standard Time.
AEST or AEDT?
In winter Sydney runs on AEST, UTC+10. On the first Sunday in October the clocks spring forward to AEDT, and on the first Sunday in April they fall back again.
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 4, 2027 | Clocks go back an hour (AEST) | UTC+10 |
| Sunday, October 3, 2027 | Clocks go forward an hour (AEDT) | UTC+11 |
Invitations often say AEST even in summer. Between October 4 and April 4, 2026/27, the right label is AEDT.
Where Australian Eastern Time is used
New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania use AEST (UTC+10) in winter and AEDT (UTC+11) in summer. Queensland stays on AEST all year.
Good to know
Sydney sees the New Year earlier than almost any other big city: midnight on January 1 there is 8 AM on December 31 in New York.
Winter and summer gaps
| Compared with | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 16 hours ahead of New York | 14 hours ahead of New York |
| London | 11 hours ahead of London | 9 hours ahead of London |
The gap moves because these places change their clocks on different dates, or not at all.
Office hours that overlap
| City | Shared hours (AEDT) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| New York | No overlap | – |
| London | No overlap | – |
The working day here never meets New York's and London's: a 9 AM start in New York is 12:00 AM in Sydney.
Australian Eastern Time against other zones
Here is the time in each zone at noon in Sydney today. Anything marked next day has already passed midnight there.
| Time zone | Difference | Local time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Time (EDT) | 15 hours behind | 9:00 PM (day before) |
| Central Time (CDT) | 16 hours behind | 8:00 PM (day before) |
| Mountain Time (MDT) | 17 hours behind | 7:00 PM (day before) |
| Arizona time (MST) | 18 hours behind | 6:00 PM (day before) |
| Pacific Time (PDT) | 18 hours behind | 6:00 PM (day before) |
| Alaska Time (AKDT) | 19 hours behind | 5:00 PM (day before) |
| Hawaii time (HST) | 21 hours behind | 3:00 PM (day before) |
| Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) | 11 hours behind | 1:00 AM |
| UK time (BST) | 10 hours behind | 2:00 AM |
| Central European Time (CEST) | 9 hours behind | 3:00 AM |
| India Standard Time (IST) | 5 hours 30 minutes behind | 6:30 AM |
| Japan Standard Time (JST) | 2 hours behind | 10:00 AM |
Convert AEST to another zone
To line up more than two places, try the time zone converter and meeting planner.
AEST time questions
What time is it in Sydney right now?
Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11. Leave this page open and the clock at the top keeps counting, so there is no need to refresh it.
Is it AEST or AEDT now?
AEDT. Sydney switched to it on Sunday, October 4, 2026 and keeps it until Sunday, April 4, 2027.
How far is AEST from UTC?
11 hours ahead right now, so 15:00 UTC is 2:00 AM the next day in Sydney. From April 4 the gap shrinks to 10 hours.
What time is it in Sydney when it is noon in New York?
15 hours later: 3:00 AM the next day in Sydney. A 9 AM call from New York would ring at 12:00 AM the next day there.
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