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AEST: Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

AEST is UTC+10, 10 hours ahead of UTC. It stands for Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), UTC+10

AEST stands for Australian Eastern Standard Time and is UTC+10, which is 10 hours ahead of UTC.

Some of these places also switch to AEDT (UTC+11) while daylight saving time is in effect. Others keep AEST all year.

Current time in AEST
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Cities that use AEST: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, Newcastle, Wollongong, Cairns, Gold Coast, Townsville, Rockhampton, Geelong, Sunshine Coast, Launceston and 1 more.

Convert AEST to other time zones

When it is…9:00 AM AEST12:00 PM AEST5:00 PM AEST
UTC11:00 PM (-1 day)2:00 AM7:00 AM
PST (Pacific)3:00 PM (-1 day)6:00 PM (-1 day)11:00 PM (-1 day)
MST (Mountain)4:00 PM (-1 day)7:00 PM (-1 day)12:00 AM
CST (Central US)5:00 PM (-1 day)8:00 PM (-1 day)1:00 AM
EST (Eastern)6:00 PM (-1 day)9:00 PM (-1 day)2:00 AM
CET (Central Europe)12:00 AM3:00 AM8:00 AM
EET (Eastern Europe)1:00 AM4:00 AM9:00 AM
IST (India)4:30 AM7:30 AM12:30 PM
JST (Japan)8:00 AM11:00 AM4:00 PM

Frequently asked questions

What does AEST stand for?

AEST stands for Australian Eastern Standard Time.

What is the UTC offset of AEST?

AEST is UTC+10.

What is the difference between AEST and AEDT?

AEST is UTC+10 and AEDT is UTC+11, a difference of 1 hour. Places that use both switch between them when daylight saving time starts and ends. The live line above shows which one applies right now.