Australia

9:27:06am

09:27 on a 24-hour clock

Thursday, 13th August 2026

AEST · UTC+10 Australia/Sydney Standard time ☀️ Daytime

UTC offset: UTC+10
Time zone: Australia/SydneyAEST
Sunrise: 8:46 pm
Sunset: 7:29 am
Daylight: 10 hours 43 minutes110 seconds longer than yesterday
Daylight saving: OffNext change in 51 days

Australia has 12 time zones

The clock above is Canberra. Here is every zone in the country, live, with the cities in each.

Time zone	Now	Offset	Cities
Australia/Hobart AEST	9:27 am	UTC+10	Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie
Australia/Melbourne AEST	9:27 am	UTC+10	Melbourne, Geelong, City of Port Phillip, Ballarat, Bendigo, Point Cook
Australia/Sydney AEST	9:27 am	UTC+10	Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, Central Coast, Wollongong, Maitland
Australia/Broken_Hill ACST	8:57 am	UTC+9:30	Broken Hill
Australia/Brisbane AEST	9:27 am	UTC+10	Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Logan City, Townsville, Cairns
Australia/Adelaide ACST	8:57 am	UTC+9:30	Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Mount Gambier, Morphett Vale, Mount Barker, Whyalla
Australia/Darwin ACST	8:57 am	UTC+9:30	Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs
Australia/Perth AWST	7:27 am	UTC+8	Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury, Geraldton, Baldivis, Albany

Daylight saving

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).

That is for Canberra. A country this wide can have zones with different rules — check the individual city page if it matters.

Time difference to major cities

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PDT	4:27 pm Wed	16:27	17 hours behind
Mexico City CST	5:27 pm Wed	17:27	16 hours behind
Chicago CDT	6:27 pm Wed	18:27	15 hours behind
New York City EDT	7:27 pm Wed	19:27	14 hours behind
Toronto EDT	7:27 pm Wed	19:27	14 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3	8:27 pm Wed	20:27	13 hours behind
London BST	12:27 am	00:27	9 hours behind
Paris CEST	1:27 am	01:27	8 hours behind
Berlin CEST	1:27 am	01:27	8 hours behind
Johannesburg SAST	1:27 am	01:27	8 hours behind
Moscow MSK	2:27 am	02:27	7 hours behind
Cairo EEST	2:27 am	02:27	7 hours behind
Dubai UTC+4	3:27 am	03:27	6 hours behind
Delhi IST	4:57 am	04:57	4 hours 30 minutes behind
Shanghai CST	7:27 am	07:27	2 hours behind
Tokyo JST	8:27 am	08:27	1 hour behind
Auckland NZST	11:27 am	11:27	2 hours ahead

Cities in Australia

Sydney New South Wales --:-- Melbourne Victoria --:-- Brisbane Queensland --:-- Perth Western Australia --:-- Adelaide South Australia --:-- Gold Coast Queensland --:-- Newcastle New South Wales --:-- Sunshine Coast Queensland --:-- Canberra Australian Capital Territory --:-- Central Coast New South Wales --:-- Logan City Queensland --:-- Geelong Victoria --:-- Wollongong New South Wales --:-- Hobart Tasmania --:-- Townsville Queensland --:-- Cairns Queensland --:-- Toowoomba Queensland --:-- Darwin Northern Territory --:-- City of Port Phillip Victoria --:-- Ballarat Victoria --:-- Mandurah Western Australia --:-- Bendigo Victoria --:-- Caloundra Queensland --:-- Launceston Tasmania --:--

Everywhere at UTC+10 All countries Convert Australia time

Questions people ask

What time is it in Australia right now?

It is 9:27 am (09:27) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Canberra. Australia spans 12 time zones, so the answer depends on where in the country you mean — the table on this page lists every zone with a live clock.

How many time zones does Australia have?

Australia has 12 time zones: Australia/Lord_Howe, Antarctica/Macquarie, Australia/Hobart, Australia/Melbourne, Australia/Sydney, Australia/Broken_Hill, Australia/Brisbane, Australia/Lindeman, and more — the full list with live clocks is on this page.

Does Australia observe daylight saving time?

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). Note that this applies to the capital; a country this wide can have zones that differ.

What is the time in the biggest cities in Australia?

Right now: Sydney 9:27 am; Melbourne 9:27 am; Brisbane 9:27 am; Perth 7:27 am; Adelaide 8:57 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.