Australian Eastern Time (AET) · UTC+10:00
Current time in Australia
The exact local time in Sydney now, with today’s date, the difference from your own time, and today’s sunrise, sunset, Rahu Kaal and best time of day.
Sydney is on Australian Eastern Time (AET), UTC+10:00 standard, UTC+11:00 in daylight saving time.
Time zone of Australia
Sydney is ten hours ahead of UTC (AEST) and eleven hours ahead during daylight saving (AEDT), from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April. Australia spans several time zones.
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Time (AET) |
|---|---|
| UTC offset | UTC+10:00 standard, UTC+11:00 in daylight saving time |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney |
Questions
What time zone is Australia in?
Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time (AET), UTC+10:00 standard, UTC+11:00 in daylight saving time. Sydney is ten hours ahead of UTC (AEST) and eleven hours ahead during daylight saving (AEDT), from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April. Australia spans several time zones.
What is Rahu Kaal in Sydney today?
Rahu Kaal is one eighth of the daytime, traditionally avoided for new beginnings. It is worked out each day from Sydney’s sunrise and sunset and shown above with today’s best time. The full Panchang has Choghadiya and Hora as well.