2 hours ahead of AEST
NZST compared with AEST, right now. Swap: NZST to AEST ⇄
Australian Eastern Time is on AEDT now and New Zealand Time is on NZDT now, so the clocks above show daylight time. Using strict standard time (AEST UTC+10, NZST UTC+12), NZST is 2 hours ahead of AEST.
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For Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Rows where both places are inside 9 AM–5 PM are highlighted.
| AEST | NZST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart (with daylight saving from October to April) and Brisbane (without). AEST is UTC+10; AEDT is UTC+11.
Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10).
New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). New Zealand, including Auckland and Wellington. NZST is UTC+12; from late September to early April it is NZDT, UTC+13.
Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+13 → UTC+12).
The current difference is shown at the top of this page. AEST uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) as standard time and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) during daylight saving time; NZST uses New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12) as standard time and New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13) during daylight saving time. The difference can change if only one side observes daylight saving time or if their clocks change on different dates. Choose your meeting date in the converter to check the applicable offset.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:00 AM in AEST was 11:00 AM in NZST. The conversion table above shows today’s values.
AEST: Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+11 → UTC+10). NZST: Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+13 → UTC+12).
AEST is the standard-time name and AEDT the daylight-saving name for Australian Eastern Time. People often say AEST all year; this converter uses the time actually in effect on the date you choose.
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