Time in Australia
Australia and Oceania span from UTC+8 in Perth to UTC+14 in Kiribati, the first place on Earth to start each new day. Australia alone has three main time zones – Western (UTC+8), Central (UTC+9:30) and Eastern (UTC+10) – and New Zealand sits at UTC+12.
Daylight saving time follows the southern hemisphere calendar: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the ACT, South Australia and New Zealand move their clocks forward in October and back in April, while Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia do not. That means Sydney can be one hour ahead of Brisbane for half the year.
Countries in Australia
Australia
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
VanuatuFrequently asked questions
How many time zones are there in Australia?
Countries in Australia currently use 11 different UTC offsets, from UTC+8 to UTC+14, a spread of 6 hours.
Which country in Australia has the most time zones?
Australia has the most, with 6 time zones.
Where is it earliest and latest in Australia right now?
The clocks are furthest ahead in Kiribati (UTC+14) and furthest behind in Australia (UTC+8).
Which countries in Australia use daylight saving time?
2 of the 15 countries listed here change their clocks, including Australia, New Zealand.