Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Right now in Sydney: AEDT (UTC+11)

Fixed AEST (UTC+10): 4:00 AM

Strictly speaking, AEST is UTC+10, but right now these places are on AEDT (UTC+11) because of daylight saving time. Most people who write AEST mean the current local time, so the converter follows it; the fixed time is shown above.

Convert AEST to your time

AEST/AEDT
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Sat, Oct 17
AEDTUTC+11
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Fri, Oct 16
UTC-11h
PST/PDT
Pacific Standard Time
Fri, Oct 16
PDTUTC-7-18h
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Convert AEST to other time zones

AEST to UTCAEST to GMTAEST to ESTAEST to CSTAEST to MSTAEST to PSTAEST to CETAEST to MSKAEST to GSTAEST to PKTAEST to ISTAEST to SGTAEST to PHTAEST to CST (China)AEST to JSTAEST to KST

Convert other time zones to AEST

UTC to AESTGMT to AESTEST to AESTCST to AESTMST to AESTPST to AESTCET to AESTMSK to AESTGST to AESTPKT to AESTIST to AESTSGT to AESTPHT to AESTCST (China) to AESTJST to AESTKST to AEST

Places on UTC+10 right now

Cities whose local time currently equals UTC+10, including places on daylight saving time.

Countries that use AEST

Related time zones

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Questions and answers

What is AEST?

AEST stands for Australian Eastern Standard Time, a time zone at UTC+10.

Is it AEST right now?

No. Daylight saving time is in effect, so the local time is AEDT (UTC+11) instead of AEST.

What is the difference between AEST and UTC?

AEST is 10 hours ahead of UTC.

Where is AEST used?

AEST is used in: Australia.