Current Time in AEST
About AEST
The standard time observed in the eastern states of Australia: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Queensland does not observe daylight saving, so it remains on AEST year-round.
UTC</a> Offset: +10:00
Current time shown is based on the representative IANA zone: Antarctica/Macquarie
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is a time zone at UTC offset +10:00. As of Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 5:51:25 PM Coordinated Universal Time, the current time in AEST is 03:51:25. It groups 13 IANA time zones, including Antarctica/Macquarie, Australia/ACT, Australia/Brisbane, Australia/Canberra and Australia/Currie, which all share this offset. AEST is observed in countries such as Australia.