Daylight saving time in Australia
Australia changes its clocks. Below are the next transitions for each of its 7 timezones, with the local wall-clock time at which the change happens.
Australian Western Time Australia/Perth
Cities: Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury, Geraldton · current time
No change in the next 16 months.
Australian Central Western Time Australia/Eucla
Cities: Eucla · current time
No change in the next 16 months.
Australian Central Time Australia/Adelaide
Cities: Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Mount Gambier, Morphett Vale · current time
- Sun 4 Oct 2026Clocks go forward at 01:59 → 03:00 local. ACST (UTC+9:30) becomes ACDT (UTC+10:30).
- Sun 4 Apr 2027Clocks go back at 02:59 → 02:00 local. ACDT (UTC+10:30) becomes ACST (UTC+9:30).
- Sun 3 Oct 2027Clocks go forward at 01:59 → 03:00 local. ACST (UTC+9:30) becomes ACDT (UTC+10:30).
Australian Central Time Australia/Darwin
Cities: Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs · current time
No change in the next 16 months.
Australian Eastern Time Australia/Brisbane
Cities: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Logan City · current time
No change in the next 16 months.
Australian Eastern Time Australia/Sydney
Cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Canberra · current time
- Sun 4 Oct 2026Clocks go forward at 01:59 → 03:00 local. AEST (UTC+10) becomes AEDT (UTC+11).
- Sun 4 Apr 2027Clocks go back at 02:59 → 02:00 local. AEDT (UTC+11) becomes AEST (UTC+10).
- Sun 3 Oct 2027Clocks go forward at 01:59 → 03:00 local. AEST (UTC+10) becomes AEDT (UTC+11).
Lord Howe Time Australia/Lord_Howe
Cities: Lord Howe · current time
- Sun 4 Oct 2026Clocks go forward at 01:59 → 02:30 local. LHST (UTC+10:30) becomes LHDT (UTC+11).
- Sun 4 Apr 2027Clocks go back at 01:59 → 01:30 local. LHDT (UTC+11) becomes LHST (UTC+10:30).
- Sun 3 Oct 2027Clocks go forward at 01:59 → 02:30 local. LHST (UTC+10:30) becomes LHDT (UTC+11).