Time in Australia
Australia is not one timezone. Live clocks: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra, Hobart. Default face: Australian Eastern Time (AEST, UTC+11 in winter, UTC+10 in summer).
Australia uses Australian Eastern Time (AEST, UTC+11 in winter, UTC+10 in summer).
Australia is in the part of Australia that uses daylight saving. Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia do not.
When it is noon in Australia it is 8 p.m. in New York in January, and 10 p.m. in New York in July. When it is noon in Australia it is 1 a.m. in London in January, and 3 a.m. in London in July. When it is noon in Australia it is 10 a.m. in Tokyo in January.
Australia sits close to the Australian Eastern Time meridian (150°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.
Sunrise and sunset in Australia
The longest mid-month day we list is December (14 h 23 m, sunrise 5:39 a.m.). The shortest is June at 9 h 55 m, with the sun up around 6:59 a.m..
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5:59 a.m. | 8:10 p.m. | 14 h 10 m |
| February | 6:30 a.m. | 7:50 p.m. | 13 h 20 m |
| March | 6:54 a.m. | 7:16 p.m. | 12 h 22 m |
| April | 6:17 a.m. | 5:35 p.m. | 11 h 17 m |
| May | 6:40 a.m. | 5:04 p.m. | 10 h 24 m |
| June | 6:59 a.m. | 4:54 p.m. | 9 h 55 m |
| July | 6:59 a.m. | 5:04 p.m. | 10 h 05 m |
| August | 6:36 a.m. | 5:25 p.m. | 10 h 49 m |
| September | 5:57 a.m. | 5:46 p.m. | 11 h 50 m |
| October | 6:16 a.m. | 7:08 p.m. | 12 h 52 m |
| November | 5:45 a.m. | 7:36 p.m. | 13 h 51 m |
| December | 5:39 a.m. | 8:02 p.m. | 14 h 23 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
More than one timezone in Australia
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra, Hobart — those cards are different civil times. The large face is the default for Australia (Australian Eastern Time).
Cities in Australia
The live clock is the same TabClock face as the homepage.