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With the start of Daylight Savings Time in Australia on Sunday, October 6, 2024, Sydney, Australia will be 9 hours ahead of Brussels, Central Europe. | Swap

Australia time zones
Europe time zones

Australia spans 5 time zones, 4 main time zones: Western - Central - Eastern - Central Western (Eucla) - and Lord Howe Island. More info. | You can see Australia larger map or World Time Zone Map .

Europe spans 4 main time zones, ranging from UTC 0h. to UTC +3h. Western Europe / Central Europe / Eastern Europe and European Russia. More info. | You can see Europe larger map

Australia Daylight Saving Time 2024
On Sunday, October 6, Australia turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m. it was 3:00 a.m. More info

Europe Daylight Saving Time 2024
On Sunday October 27Central Europe* turns the clock back one hour, at 3:00 a.m. it will be 2:00 a.m. More info

You can quickly check the current time difference between Australia and Europe by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks . clock symbols info

For ex. Sydney +10h versus Paris +1h, there is a difference of 9 hours, so Sydney is always 9 hours ahead of Paris in standard time. Although due to their opposite latitudes, their different time changes mean that they never coincide in standard time.

You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors = Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors.
For example, between Perth, Western Australia and London, United Kingdom (both in pink), the time difference (in standard time) will be Perth, Western Australia, 8 hours ahead of London, United Kingdom.

Time change and time difference Sydney, Australia vs. Paris, Europe

• As of (1st Sunday in October) with the start of Australian daylight saving time, Sydney is +11h while Europe (still with daylight saving time from March) Paris is +2h, so Sydney will be 9 hours ahead of Paris.

• As of (last Sunday in October) with the return to Europe standard time, Paris is +1h and Sydney is +11h, so Sydney will be 10 hours ahead of Paris, difference that is maintained until the last Sunday of March of the following year.

• As of (last Sunday in March of the following year) with the start of daylight saving time in Europe, Paris is +2h and Sydney is +11h, so Sydney will be 9 hours ahead of Paris.

• As of (1st Sunday in April) with the return to Australian Standard Time, Sydney is +10h and Paris is +2h, so Sydney will be 8 hours ahead of Paris.

Australia and Europe current time and time zone

Time difference between some Australian cities vs European countries

Australia time zones with current time - map

There are 5 time zones, in Australia from west to east: Western Australian Time (Perth)- Western Central Australian Time (Eucla) - Central Australian Time, North (Darwin) & South (Adelaide) ) - Eastern Australian Time (Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart) - Lord Howe Time. Clock symbol info
Australia time zones - 24 hour clock format
Western Australia South Australia
Western Standard T. Current Central Time
Perth Adelaide
AWST = std +8
No daylight saving
ACST = std +9:30
ACDT= dst +10:30
Central Western Northern Territory
Eucla Standard T. Central Standard Time
Eucla Darwin
UTC = std +8:45
No daylight saving
ACST = std +9:30
No daylight saving
Australia Time Zone map - current time
Large cities in Australia by time zones
AWST: Australian Western Standard Time
ACWST: Aust. Central W. Std Time (Eucla)
ACST: Australian Central Standard Time
AEST: Australian Eastern Standard Time
LHST: Lord Howe Standard Time
New South Wales Victoria
Current Eastern time Current Eastern time
Sydney Melbourne
AEST = std +10
AEDT=daylight +11
AEST = std +10
AEDT = daylight +11
Queensland Tasmania
Eastern Standard T. Current Eastern Time
Brisbane Hobart
AEST = std +10
No daylight saving
AEST = std +10
AEDT = daylight +11
 
Lord Howe Island
Note that Lord Howe only turns the clock forward and back 30 minutes, and ends DST at 2:00 instead of 3:00. See daylight saving Lord Howe Time
Lord Howe
UTC = std +10:30
UTC = dst +11:00
Adding 3 Australian dependencies, Cocos Islands - Christmas Island - and Norfolk Island, Australia spans a total of 8 Time Zones.
3 Australian dependencies
Cocos Islands Time
Cocos Islands
UTC = standard +6:30
No daylight saving
Cocos Islands: same time zone as Myanmar (Burma) UTC +6:30
Christmas Island Time
Chritsmas Island
UTC = standard +7:00
No daylight saving
Norfolk Island Time
Norfolk (Kingston)
UTC = standard +11:00
UTC = daylight +12:00
The letters S (standard) and D (daylight), are the acronyms that show the current period of the time zone.
For example, AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time / AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time, more summer / winter symbols, which appear next to the clock time.

Time change Australia 2024

Daylight saving time change in Australia is used only in the territories of South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, *Lord Howe Island (30'), and Norfolk Island.

The first Sunday, April 7 at 3:00 am Australia turns the clock back 1 hour.
The first Sunday, October 6 at 2:00 am Australia turns the clock forward 1 hour.

*Lord Howe Island
The first Sunday, April 7 at 2:00 am Lord Howe turns the clock back 0:30 hours.
The first Sunday, October 6 at 2:00 am Lord Howe turns the clock forward 0:30 hours

Australia daylight saving 2024
Ends - 1h Starts + 1h
April - 7 Sun.
3:00 → 2:00
Oct - 6 Sun.
2:00 → 3:00
Australia on Sunday April 2, 2024, at 3:00 a.m. it will be 2:00 a.m. Australia on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 2:00 a.m. it will be 3:00 a.m.
Lord Howe daylight saving 2024
Ends - 0:30' Starts + 0:30'
April - 7 Sun.
2:00 → 1:30
Oct - 6 Sun.
2:00 → 2:30
Lord Howe on Sunday April 7, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. it will be 1:30. Lord Howe on Sunday October 6, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. it will be 2:30.
*2 time zones *Time change exception Capital Capital Most populous city Most populous city Capital of the country Capital of the country

Europe time zones with current time - map

Europe spans 4 main time zones, ranging from UTC 0h. until UTC +3h. All 4 zones use the time change in unison according to their time zone. In addition to its islands.
4 time zones in Europe - 24 hour clock format
Western Europe
Central Europe
Current Western Time Current Central Time
London / Dublin Paris / Brussels
EU Western Time Zone EU Central Time Zone
WET = standard 0h
WEST = summer +1h
CET = standard +1h
CEST = summer +2h
Iceland  
Standard Iceland Time  
 
Reykjavik  
GMT = standard 0h  
No daylight saving  
Greenwich Meridian T.  
Eastern Europe
European Russia
Current Eastern Time Standard Moscow T.
Helsinki / Athens Moscow
EU Eastern Time Zone Moscow Time Zone
EET = standard +2h
EEST = summer +3h
MSK = standard +3h
No daylight saving
Kaliningrad Belarus/Crimea
STD Kaliningrad T. Standard Moscow T
Kaliningrad Belarus / Crimea
EET = standard +2h MSK = standard +3h
No daylight saving No daylight saving
Eastern European T. Moscow Standard T.
2 more time zones
Azores Islands Eastern Russia exceptions
Current Time Azores Current Time Samara
Ponta Delgada Izhevsk and Samara
Azores Islands Time Zone Samara Time Zone
UTC = standard -1h
UTC = summer 0h
UTC = standard +4h
No daylight saving
Transcontinental countries Europe / Asia
Armenia Azerbaijan
Current Time Current Time
Yerevan Capital Baku Capital
Gyumri Sumqayıt
UTC = standard +4h UTC = standard +4h
No daylight saving No daylight saving
   
Georgia* (most) Turkey
Current Time Current Time
Tbilisi Capital Istanbul Capital
Kutaisi Ankara
UTC = standard +4h UTC = standard +3h
No daylight saving No daylight saving
*Except Sukhumi, Abkhazia UTC +3h.  

The letters S (summer) is the acronym that indicates that Europe is currently in the summer period.
For ex. CET Central European Time (standard or winter), and CEST Central European Summer time.

Iceland Time Canary Isl. Time
Reykjavik S. Cruz Tenerife
Akureyri Las Palmas
GMT = standard 0h
No daylight saving
WET = standard 0h
WEST = summer +1h
Greenwich Meridian T. Western European T.
Madeira Time Azores Isl. Time
Funchal Ponta Delgada
Santa Cruz Terceira
WET = standard 0h
WEST = summer +1h
UTC = standard -1h
UTC = summer 0h
Western European T. Universal T. Coordinat.
Europe Daylight Savings Time 2024
by time zones
Starts + 1h Ends - 1h
March-31 Sun.
The last Sunday in March at 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock forward 1 hour.
Oct-27 Sun.
The last Sunday in October 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock back 1 hour.
Daylight saving time in Europe by Time Zone:
Sun. March 31, 2024 Sun. October 27, 2024
1:00 → 2:00
2:00 → 1:00
Central Europe (Most of Europe)
2:003:00
3:002:00
3:00 → 4:00
4:00 → 3:00
No daylight saving time
No daylight saving time
Note: Baja California and the cities bordering Mexico with the US, make the same time change as the United States.

Clocks symbols:

Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time. Standard or winter time UTC standard time, or winter time. No Daylight Saving Time No Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. 24 hour clock format

Clocks and symbols (daylight saving - winter) are updated in real time as the time changes in different Australia and Europe time zones.