Australian time zones:

EST – Eastern Standard Time

Time zone offset: UTC + 10 hours

EST is 10 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Note that some places observe daylight saving time/summer time during summer, and are therefore using EDT instead in the summer. See below for details.

Time zone abbreviations: EST, AEST

Full name is Eastern Standard Time
AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time (Alternative - often used in international context to avoid confusion with CST/Central Standard Time in Northern America)

Email time zone indicator: +1000

An email sent from someone in the EST time zone will have the time zone listed as "+1000" in the headers of the email. (However, "+1000" does not have to be in EST, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).

For actual dates DST might be observed, look at the examples below

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Where and when is EST observed?

EST is used during winter in these Australian territories (Eastern Daylight Time during summer)

• Australian Capital Territory
• New South Wales - except Yancowinna County (CST/CDT)
• Tasmania
• Victoria

EST is used all year

• Queensland

Time zone maps are under development and will be available later

Example locations in EST

• Canberra - during winter
• Brisbane - all year

Other time zones in Australia

Go directly through the links below, or see the Australia time zone list

• NFT - Norfolk (Island) Time
• EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
• CST - Central Standard Time
• CDT - Central Daylight Time
• WST - Western Standard Time
• WDT - Western Daylight Time
• CXT - Christmas Island Time

Time zones in other regions

• North America
• Europe
• Military

More regions will be available later

Related links

• Time zone abbreviations world-wide
• The World Clock - Time Zones - current time around the world
• The World Clock - Time Zone Converter - Convert between time zones
• World Clock - Australia and Pacific - current time