# AEST Time Now: Australian Eastern Time | WherOra

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TIME ZONE

# AEST time now

**Australian Eastern time is on AEDT (UTC+11) right now**, until Sunday, April 4, 2027, when the clocks go back an hour to AEST (UTC+10).

Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/)

## Current time in Australian Eastern time

## What is AEST?

AEST is used in New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Queensland. All but Queensland switch to AEDT (UTC+11) in summer, from early October to early April; Brisbane stays on AEST all year.

### Clock changes in the next year

- **Sunday, April 4, 2027**: clocks go back one hour, to AEST (UTC+10)
- **Sunday, October 3, 2027**: clocks go forward one hour, to AEDT (UTC+11)

### Places on AEST

- [Sydney](https://wherora.com/time/sydney/)
- Melbourne
- Brisbane

### Convert AEST

- [Any time zone](https://wherora.com/convert/)

### Other time zones

- [EST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/est/)
- [PST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/pst/)
- [IST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/ist/)
- [GMT time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/gmt/)
- [UTC time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/utc/)
- [CET time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/cet/)

Not sure which abbreviation an invite means? Read [time zone abbreviations explained](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/).

## AEST: quick answers

### Is it AEST or AEDT right now?

Australian Eastern time is on AEDT (UTC+11) right now. It changes to AEST (UTC+10) on Sunday, April 4, 2027.

### What’s the difference between AEST and AEDT?

AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) is UTC+10. AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) is UTC+11 and is used in summer, which in Australia runs from October to April.

### What is AEST in UTC and GMT?

AEST is UTC+10, ten hours ahead of UTC and GMT. AEDT, used from October to April, is UTC+11.

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