What is AEST in NZST?

New Zealand Time is 2 hours ahead

Australian Eastern Time is on UTC+10:00 and New Zealand Time is on UTC+12:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Time in Sydney: 10:53:48 PM
Time in Auckland: 12:53:48 AM
Difference: +2 h
Next clock change: September 27, 2026

Convert a time

AEST — Australian Eastern Time

NZST — New Zealand Time

12:00 am

NZST, Sat, the next day

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:

Now – September 27, 2026New Zealand Time is 2 hours ahead
September 27, 2026 – October 4, 2026New Zealand Time is 3 hours ahead
October 4, 2026 – September 26, 2027New Zealand Time is 2 hours ahead
September 26, 2027 – October 3, 2027New Zealand Time is 3 hours ahead
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, October 4, 2026

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

New Zealand Time

Sunday, September 27, 2026

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

AEST to NZST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 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 AEST: 2:00 am NZST
1:00 am AEST: 3:00 am NZST
2:00 am AEST: 4:00 am NZST
3:00 am AEST: 5:00 am NZST
4:00 am AEST: 6:00 am NZST
5:00 am AEST: 7:00 am NZST
6:00 am AEST: 8:00 am NZST
7:00 am AEST: 9:00 am NZST
8:00 am AEST: 10:00 am NZST
9:00 am AEST: 11:00 am NZST
10:00 am AEST: 12:00 pm NZST
11:00 am AEST: 1:00 pm NZST

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

Scheduling between the two

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

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