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With the start of daylight saving time in Australia on Sunday, October 4, 2026, Sydney, Australia will be 5:30 hours ahead of New Delhi, India. | Swap

Australia time zones
India time zones

Australia spans 5 time zones, 4 main time zones: Western - Central / Central (No dst) - Eastern / Eastern (No dst) - Central Western (Eucla) - and Lord Howe Island. | Australia larger map

India spans 1 time zone, UTC +5:30 all year round, without summer time, corresponding to the 82º30' E meridian east of Greenwich passing through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.| Southeast Asia map

Australia Daylight Saving Time 2026
On Sunday, October 4, Australia turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m., it was 3:00 a.m. More info

India and Southeast Asia do not use daylight saving time
India observes the UTC +5:30 time zone throughout the year. More info

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

You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors = Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors*.

*Exceptions: Different colors are used for India and some countries that use intermediate time zones. For example, Burma

Time change Australia 2026

Only these territories in Australia use daylight saving time: South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, *Lord Howe Island (30'), and Norfolk Island.

The first Sunday, April 5 at 3:00 am Australia turns the clock back 1 hour.
The first Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 am Australia turns the clock forward 1 hour.

*Lord Howe Island
The first Sunday, April 5 at 2:00 am Lord Howe turns the clock back 0:30 hours.
The first Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 am Lord Howe turns the clock forward 0:30 hours

Australia daylight saving 2026
Ends - 1h Starts + 1h
April - 5 Sun.
3:00 → 2:00
Oct - 4 Sun.
2:00 → 3:00
1st Sunday April, at 3:00 a.m., Australia turns the clock back 1 hour 1st Sunday October, at 2:00 a.m., Australia turns the clock forward 1 hour
Lord Howe daylight saving 2026
Ends - 0:30' Starts + 0:30'
April - 5 Sun.
2:00 → 1:30
Oct - 4 Sun.
2:00 → 2:30
1st Sunday April, at 2:00 a.m., Lord Howe turns the clock back half an hour 1st Sunday October, at 2:00 a.m., Lord Howe turns the clock forward half an hour

India and Southeast Asia do not use daylight saving time

India only uses the UTC +5:30 time zone and does not use daylight saving time. Southeast Asian countries does not use daylight saving time and spans time zones from +6:30 UTC in Burma to +9:00 UTC in West Papua, Indonesia. India / Southeast Asia | US-India maps.
*2 time zones *Time change exception Capital Capital Most populous city Most populous city Capital of the country Capital of the country

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-India time zones.