Time in Australia/Canberra
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17:15:04
Thursday, July 02, 2026
IANA Name: Australia/Canberra
Standard Offset: UTC +10:00
Daylight Saving: Yes
DST Offset: UTC +11:00
DST Abbreviation: AEDT
Currently Observing DST: No ❌
FAQ — Australia/Canberra
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The current local time in Australia/Canberra is 17:15:04. Australia/Canberra is currently UTC+10:00. Compare with all major time zones.
Australia/Canberra is an IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone identifier. IANA names use a Region/City format (e.g. Europe/London, America/New_York) and are the global standard used by Unix, Linux, macOS, Java, Python, and most modern software. Browse the full list of IANA time zones.
Yes — Australia/Canberra observes DST. In standard time it is AEST UTC+10:00; during DST it switches to AEDT UTC+11:00. Exact transition dates follow the local government's DST rules and are baked into the IANA tz database.
Major cities in Australia/Canberra include Canberra. Each city's local time, sunrise/sunset and weather are on its individual page.
Australia/Canberra is used (in whole or in part) by Australia. See the time zone map for a geographic view of all zones.
Use the time zone converter to translate between Australia/Canberra and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.