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Time in Australian Capital Territory, Australia now

13:51:48

Wednesday 30 September 2026, week 40

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Australian Capital Territory switches to daylight saving time at 02:00 on Sunday 4 October. The time is set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 05:42 ↓ 18:06 (12h 24m) - More info - Make Australian Capital Territory time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Australian Capital Territory

UTC +10

Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
now 14 hours ahead of New York

From 4 October 2026: UTC +11 / Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)
The time in Australian Capital Territory can be either 14, 15 or 16 hours ahead of the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Australian Capital Territory is Australia/Sydney.

Sunday April 5 2026

Latest change: Winter time started

Switched to UTC +10 / Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).
The time was set back one hour from 03:00 to 02:00 local time.

Sunday October 4 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

Switching to UTC +11 / Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
The time will be set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Time difference
from Australian Capital Territory

Los Angeles	−17 hours	−17 hours
Chicago	−15 hours	−15 hours
New York	−14 hours	−14 hours
Toronto	−14 hours	−14 hours
São Paulo	−13 hours	−13 hours
UTC	−10 hours	−10 hours
Lagos	−9 hours	−9 hours
London	−9 hours	−9 hours
Johannesburg	−8 hours	−8 hours
Paris	−8 hours	−8 hours
Zurich	−8 hours	−8 hours
Cairo	−7 hours	−7 hours
Istanbul	−7 hours	−7 hours
Moscow	−7 hours	−7 hours
Dubai	−6 hours	−6 hours
Mumbai	−4.5 hours	−4.5 hours
Hong Kong	−2 hours	−2 hours
Shanghai	−2 hours	−2 hours
Singapore	−2 hours	−2 hours
Tokyo	−1 hours	−1 hours
Sydney	0

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Australian Capital Territory

Sunrise: 05:42
Sunset: 18:06
Day length: 12h 24m
Solar noon: 11:54
The current local time in Australian Capital Territory is 6 minutes behind apparent solar time.

Australian Capital Territory on the map

Location: Australia
Latitude: -35.50. Longitude: 149.00
Population: 476,000

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