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UTC to AEST converter

Convert Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT), with daylight saving applied for the exact date you pick.

From

Tue, Oct 27

To

Tue, Oct 27 Same day

UTC 9 to 5 AEDT 9 to 5

From zone
Coordinated Universal Time
Offset and clock
UTC+0 No daylight saving time
IANA name
Etc/UTC
To zone
Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Offset and clock
UTC+11 Daylight saving time
IANA name
Australia/Sydney

AEDT is 11 hours ahead of UTC.

Time difference
AEDT is 11 hours ahead of UTC for most of the year (183 days in 2026). The gap is 10 hours for most of the year (182 days in 2026).
Meeting window
Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM do not overlap. The least disruptive slot is around 6:00 AM UTC, which is 5:00 PM AEDT while UTC and AEDT apply.
Daylight saving
Australian Eastern Time changes its clocks twice a year; Coordinated Universal Time does not.

Where UTC and AEST apply

Shaded areas follow the official zone boundaries, so a country split across zones is split here too. Hover or tap a region for its local time.

  • Coordinated Universal Time
  • Australian Eastern Time
  • Same UTC offset right now, different zone rules

Drag to pan. Ctrl and scroll, or pinch, to zoom. Boundaries: timezone-boundary-builder, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Hour by hour

Every hour of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, side by side. Days with a clock change show 23 or 25 rows.

Shaded rows fall inside working hours in both places.

Hourly comparison of the two time zones. Choose a time to load it in the converter.
Greenwich meridian (UTC) Sydney (AEDT) Working hours
12:00 AM 11:00 AM
1:00 AM 12:00 PM
2:00 AM 1:00 PM
3:00 AM 2:00 PM
4:00 AM 3:00 PM
5:00 AM 4:00 PM
6:00 AM 5:00 PM
7:00 AM 6:00 PM
8:00 AM 7:00 PM
9:00 AM 8:00 PM
10:00 AM 9:00 PM
11:00 AM 10:00 PM
12:00 PM 11:00 PM
1:00 PM 12:00 AM next day
2:00 PM 1:00 AM next day
3:00 PM 2:00 AM next day
4:00 PM 3:00 AM next day
5:00 PM 4:00 AM next day
6:00 PM 5:00 AM next day
7:00 PM 6:00 AM next day
8:00 PM 7:00 AM next day
9:00 PM 8:00 AM next day
10:00 PM 9:00 AM next day
11:00 PM 10:00 AM next day

UTC to AEST conversion table

Every hour of the Coordinated Universal Time day, plus the common half hours, and their AEST equivalents. The second column covers the part of the year when the clocks are on a different gap.

UTC to AEST conversion table
Coordinated Universal Time AEDT 11 h ahead, most of the year (183 days in 2026) AEST 10 h ahead, most of the year (182 days in 2026)
12:00 AM 11:00 AM10:00 AM
1:00 AM 12:00 PM11:00 AM
2:00 AM 1:00 PM12:00 PM
3:00 AM 2:00 PM1:00 PM
4:00 AM 3:00 PM2:00 PM
5:00 AM 4:00 PM3:00 PM
6:00 AM 5:00 PM4:00 PM
7:00 AM 6:00 PM5:00 PM
8:00 AM 7:00 PM6:00 PM
9:00 AM 8:00 PM7:00 PM
9:30 AM 8:30 PM7:30 PM
10:00 AM 9:00 PM8:00 PM
10:30 AM 9:30 PM8:30 PM
11:00 AM 10:00 PM9:00 PM
11:30 AM 10:30 PM9:30 PM
12:00 PM 11:00 PM10:00 PM
12:30 PM 11:30 PM10:30 PM
1:00 PM 12:00 AM (next day)11:00 PM
1:30 PM 12:30 AM (next day)11:30 PM
2:00 PM 1:00 AM (next day)12:00 AM (next day)
2:30 PM 1:30 AM (next day)12:30 AM (next day)
3:00 PM 2:00 AM (next day)1:00 AM (next day)
3:30 PM 2:30 AM (next day)1:30 AM (next day)
4:00 PM 3:00 AM (next day)2:00 AM (next day)
4:30 PM 3:30 AM (next day)2:30 AM (next day)
5:00 PM 4:00 AM (next day)3:00 AM (next day)
5:30 PM 4:30 AM (next day)3:30 AM (next day)
6:00 PM 5:00 AM (next day)4:00 AM (next day)
7:00 PM 6:00 AM (next day)5:00 AM (next day)
8:00 PM 7:00 AM (next day)6:00 AM (next day)
9:00 PM 8:00 AM (next day)7:00 AM (next day)
10:00 PM 9:00 AM (next day)8:00 AM (next day)
11:00 PM 10:00 AM (next day)9:00 AM (next day)

How the gap changes in 2026 and 2027

Each row is a stretch of days with one constant difference, split at every clock change.

Time difference periods between UTC and AEST
Dates UTC AEST Difference
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 until Sun, Apr 5, 2026 UTC AEDT AEDT 11 h ahead
Sun, Apr 5, 2026 until Sun, Oct 4, 2026 UTC AEST AEST 10 h ahead
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 until Sun, Apr 4, 2027 UTC AEDT AEDT 11 h ahead
Sun, Apr 4, 2027 until Sun, Oct 3, 2027 UTC AEST AEST 10 h ahead
Sun, Oct 3, 2027 until Sat, Jan 1, 2028 UTC AEDT AEDT 11 h ahead

Upcoming clock changes

  1. Australian Eastern Time Sunday, April 4, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM
  2. Australian Eastern Time Sunday, October 3, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM
  3. Australian Eastern Time Sunday, April 2, 2028: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM

About the two zones

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Coordinated Universal Time is the reference every time zone is measured from. It never changes for daylight saving time. Servers, aviation, logs and APIs use it because it is unambiguous.

IANA zone
Etc/UTC
Offset
UTC+0 all year
Used in
no single country; it is the world reference clock

Australian Eastern Time (AEST / AEDT)

Australian Eastern Time follows the clock in Sydney: AEST (UTC+10) in the southern winter and AEDT (UTC+11) from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April.

IANA zone
Australia/Sydney
Offset
UTC+10 standard, UTC+11 daylight saving
Used in
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT
Major cities
Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart

Queensland, including Brisbane, stays on AEST all year. For Brisbane, pick Australia/Brisbane in the converter.

UTC and AEST, answered

What is the time difference between UTC and AEST?

AEDT is 11 hours ahead of UTC for most of the year (183 days in 2026). The gap is 10 hours for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

How do I work out the time in Australia from UTC?

Australia uses Australian Eastern Time. AEDT is 11 hours ahead of UTC for most of the year (183 days in 2026). The gap is 10 hours for most of the year (182 days in 2026). Type any UTC time into the UTC to AEST converter to see the Australia time for any date.

What is 9:00 AM UTC in AEST?

9:00 AM UTC is 8:00 PM AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). 9:00 AM UTC is 7:00 PM AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

What is 12:00 PM UTC in AEST?

12:00 PM UTC is 11:00 PM AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). 12:00 PM UTC is 10:00 PM AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

What is 10:00 AM UTC in AEST?

10:00 AM UTC is 9:00 PM AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). 10:00 AM UTC is 8:00 PM AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

What is 5:00 PM UTC in AEST?

5:00 PM UTC is 4:00 AM (next day) AEDT for most of the year (183 days in 2026). 5:00 PM UTC is 3:00 AM (next day) AEST for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

Is AEST ahead of UTC, and by how many hours?

Yes. AEDT is 11 hours ahead of UTC for most of the year (183 days in 2026). The gap is 10 hours for most of the year (182 days in 2026).

What is a good meeting time for UTC and AEST?

Working days of 9 AM to 5 PM do not overlap. The least disruptive slot is around 6:00 AM UTC, which is 5:00 PM AEDT while UTC and AEDT apply.

Does daylight saving time affect UTC to AEST?

Australian Eastern Time changes its clocks twice a year; Coordinated Universal Time does not. The next change is on Sunday, April 4, 2027 in Australian Eastern Time.

Which AEST does the UTC to AEST converter use?

Queensland, including Brisbane, stays on AEST all year. For Brisbane, pick Australia/Brisbane in the converter.