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What is AEST in NZST?

New Zealand Time is 2 hours ahead

Australian Eastern Time is on UTC+11:00 and New Zealand Time is on UTC+13:00 right now. Both are on daylight saving, so their clocks read AEDT and NZDT. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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NZDT — New Zealand Time

10:00 pm

NZDT, Fri

Time in Sydney
8:49:25 PM
Time in Auckland
10:49:25 PM
Difference
+2 h
Next clock change
April 4, 2027

When the difference changes

Australian Eastern Time and New Zealand Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – September 26, 2027New Zealand Time is 2 hours ahead
  2. September 26, 2027 – October 3, 2027New Zealand Time is 3 hours ahead
  3. October 3, 2027 – onwardsNew Zealand Time is 2 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Australian Eastern Time

Sunday, April 4, 2027

Clocks go back one hour — 3:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on AEST after that.

New Zealand Time

Sunday, April 4, 2027

Clocks go back one hour — 3:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on NZST after that.

AEST to NZST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from Australian Eastern Time to New Zealand Time. 2 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Auckland, which is marked.

12:00 am AEDT
2:00 am NZDT
1:00 am AEDT
3:00 am NZDT
2:00 am AEDT
4:00 am NZDT
3:00 am AEDT
5:00 am NZDT
4:00 am AEDT
6:00 am NZDT
5:00 am AEDT
7:00 am NZDT
6:00 am AEDT
8:00 am NZDT
7:00 am AEDT
9:00 am NZDT
8:00 am AEDT
10:00 am NZDT
9:00 am AEDT
11:00 am NZDT
10:00 am AEDT
12:00 pm NZDT
11:00 am AEDT
1:00 pm NZDT
12:00 pm AEDT
2:00 pm NZDT
1:00 pm AEDT
3:00 pm NZDT
2:00 pm AEDT
4:00 pm NZDT
3:00 pm AEDT
5:00 pm NZDT
4:00 pm AEDT
6:00 pm NZDT
5:00 pm AEDT
7:00 pm NZDT
6:00 pm AEDT
8:00 pm NZDT
7:00 pm AEDT
9:00 pm NZDT
8:00 pm AEDT
10:00 pm NZDT
9:00 pm AEDT
11:00 pm NZDT
10:00 pm AEDT
12:00 am NZDT+1 day
11:00 pm AEDT
1:00 am NZDT+1 day

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm AEDT, which is 11:00 am to 6:00 pm NZDT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Australian Eastern Time (AEDT) is used in Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane. Queensland stays on AEST all year while the southern states move to AEDT.

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