Australian Eastern Standard Time

proper noun

The time zone that encompasses the Australian states of New South Wales (excluding Broken Hill and area), Victoria and Tasmania from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April and the state of Queensland year-round; it is ten hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+10).

“Coordinate term: Australian Eastern Daylight Time”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The time zone that encompasses the Australian states of New South Wales (excluding Broken Hill and area), Victoria and Tasmania from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April and the state of Queensland year-round; it is ten hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+10).

    Coordinate term: Australian Eastern Daylight Time

    Synonyms: AEST

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe time zone that encompasses the Australian states of New South Wales (excluding Broken Hill and area), Victoria and Tasmania from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April and the state of Queensland year-round; it is ten hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+10).

Similar
AEST
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Australian Eastern Standard Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20Eastern%20Standard%20Time

MLA

“Australian Eastern Standard Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20Eastern%20Standard%20Time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Australian Eastern Standard Time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20Eastern%20Standard%20Time.

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