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Time.is

Time in Australian Capital Territory, Australia now

12:37:19AM

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Australian Capital Territory switched to standard time at 03:00AM on Sunday, April 5. The time was set one hour back.
Sun: ↑ 06:21AM ↓ 05:51PM (11h 30m) - 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 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 03:00AM to 02:00AM 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 02:00AM to 03:00AM 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
Cairo	−8 hours	−8 hours
Johannesburg	−8 hours	−8 hours
Paris	−8 hours	−8 hours
Zurich	−8 hours	−8 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: 06:21AM
Sunset: 05:51PM
Day length: 11h 30m
Solar noon: 12:06PM
The current local time in Australian Capital Territory is 6 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Australian Capital Territory on the map

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

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