Australia has 7 time zones in the IANA time zone database: right now the clocks range from UTC+8 (Perth) to UTC+10:30 (Lord Howe Island), a spread of 2.5 hours. Compared with Brasília, the difference goes from +11 h to +13:30 h. 3 of them change their clocks for daylight saving time, the others do not.
Current time in each time zone of Australia
| Zone (reference city) | Time now | UTC | Difference to Brasília | Daylight saving time | Same time as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Australia/Perth |
23:00:16 | UTC+8 | 11 hours ahead of Brasília +11 h |
No daylight saving time Next change: no changes scheduled |
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| Eucla Australia/Eucla |
23:45:16 | UTC+8:45 | 11.75 hours ahead of Brasília +11:45 h |
No daylight saving time Next change: no changes scheduled |
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| Adelaide Australia/Adelaide |
00:30:16 | UTC+9:30 Standard UTC+9:30 · summer UTC+10:30 |
12.5 hours ahead of Brasília +12:30 h |
On standard time now Next change: Sunday, October 4, 2026, 02:00 (local time): clocks go forward 1 h (DST starts) |
Broken Hill |
| Darwin Australia/Darwin |
00:30:16 | UTC+9:30 | 12.5 hours ahead of Brasília +12:30 h |
No daylight saving time Next change: no changes scheduled |
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| Brisbane Australia/Brisbane |
01:00:16 | UTC+10 | 13 hours ahead of Brasília +13 h |
No daylight saving time Next change: no changes scheduled |
Lindeman |
| Sydney Australia/Sydney |
01:00:16 | UTC+10 Standard UTC+10 · summer UTC+11 |
13 hours ahead of Brasília +13 h |
On standard time now Next change: Sunday, October 4, 2026, 02:00 (local time): clocks go forward 1 h (DST starts) |
Macquarie, Hobart, Melbourne |
| Lord Howe Island Australia/Lord_Howe |
01:30:16 | UTC+10:30 Standard UTC+10:30 · summer UTC+11 |
13.5 hours ahead of Brasília +13:30 h |
On standard time now Next change: Sunday, October 4, 2026, 02:00 (local time): clocks go forward 30 min (DST starts) |
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Zones are grouped by the UTC offset they have in January and in July of this year; the cities in the last column use exactly the same time as the reference city. The time follows the server clock and updates by itself.
How the time zones of Australia are laid out
Australia has three standard time zones: Western (UTC+8, Western Australia), Central (UTC+9:30, Northern Territory and South Australia) and Eastern (UTC+10, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and the Capital Territory). New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Capital Territory and South Australia use daylight saving time (from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April); Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia do not. Lord Howe Island uses UTC+10:30 with a 30-minute daylight saving shift, and there is also the unofficial Eucla time (UTC+8:45) used along a stretch of road in southeastern Western Australia.
What the numbers say about Australia
- IANA identifiers for the country: 12, which boil down to 7 distinct clock rules.
- Different times today: 5 (UTC+8, UTC+8:45, UTC+9:30, UTC+10, UTC+10:30).
- Compared with Brasília: 7 ahead, 0 at the same time and 0 behind.
- Daylight saving time: 3 of 7 groups. Next change in Adelaide: Sunday, October 4, 2026, 02:00 (local time): clocks go forward 1 h (DST starts).
When it is 12:00 in Brasília: time in each zone of Australia
A table for planning meetings, using today's rules. If the meeting date falls after a daylight saving change, check it in the meeting planner.
| Zone | Brasília 09:00 | Brasília 12:00 | Brasília 18:00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth (UTC+8) | 20:00 | 23:00 | 05:00 (next day) |
| Eucla (UTC+8:45) | 20:45 | 23:45 | 05:45 (next day) |
| Adelaide (UTC+9:30) | 21:30 | 00:30 (next day) | 06:30 (next day) |
| Darwin (UTC+9:30) | 21:30 | 00:30 (next day) | 06:30 (next day) |
| Brisbane (UTC+10) | 22:00 | 01:00 (next day) | 07:00 (next day) |
| Sydney (UTC+10) | 22:00 | 01:00 (next day) | 07:00 (next day) |
| Lord Howe Island (UTC+10:30) | 22:30 | 01:30 (next day) | 07:30 (next day) |