OceaniaAustralia and New Zealand8 Time Zones
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Current Local Timein Australia

Capital: Canberra · GMT+10 · DST Observed

Australia spans 8 standard time zones. All live clocks are shown below.

Sydney

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

GMT+10DST Active

Live Time Across All Zones

Sydney

12:58 PM

GMT+10

● DST Active

Broken_Hill

12:28 PM

GMT+9:30

● DST Active

Adelaide

12:28 PM

GMT+9:30

● DST Active

Melbourne

12:58 PM

GMT+10

● DST Active

Darwin

12:28 PM

GMT+9:30

● No DST

Brisbane

12:58 PM

GMT+10

● No DST

Hobart

12:58 PM

GMT+10

● DST Active

Perth

10:58 AM

GMT+8

● No DST

Australia spans 8 standard time zones, from GMT+10 to GMT+8.

Major Cities in Australia

See all 32 cities in Australia
CityRegion / StateTimezoneLocal Time
AdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia/Adelaide12:28 PM
Gold CoastQueenslandAustralia/Brisbane12:58 PM
NewcastleNew South WalesAustralia/Sydney12:58 PM
CanberraAustralian Capital TerritoryAustralia/Sydney12:58 PM
Central CoastNew South WalesAustralia/Sydney12:58 PM
Sunshine CoastQueenslandAustralia/Brisbane12:58 PM
LoganQueenslandAustralia/Brisbane12:58 PM
GeelongVictoriaAustralia/Melbourne12:58 PM
WollongongNew South WalesAustralia/Sydney12:58 PM
HobartTasmaniaAustralia/Hobart12:58 PM
TownsvilleQueenslandAustralia/Brisbane12:58 PM
CairnsQueenslandAustralia/Brisbane12:58 PM
ToowoombaQueenslandAustralia/Brisbane12:58 PM
DarwinNorthern TerritoryAustralia/Darwin12:28 PM
MackayQueenslandAustralia/Brisbane12:58 PM
BallaratVictoriaAustralia/Melbourne12:58 PM

Time Converter

Enter a time in Australia and see the equivalent across major world cities.

Time in Australia
🇺🇸New York (ET)
22:58-1d
🇺🇸Los Angeles (PT)
19:58-1d
🇬🇧London (GMT/BST)
03:58
🇦🇪Dubai (GST)
06:58
🇯🇵Tokyo (JST)
11:58

About Australia

Capital City

Canberra

Population

25.0M

Currency

AUD

Region

Australia and New Zealand, Oceania

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about time in Australia