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Current date and time in Victoria
Time zones in Australia
All of Victoria operates on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) which is 10 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
New South Wales, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania all share the same time zone as Victoria.
Daylight saving time
Victoria operates on daylight saving time (DST) from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April of the following year. DST is one hour ahead of AEST, or UTC+11.
| Year | Daylight saving time starts | Daylight saving time ends |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 / 2025 | Sunday 6th October 2024 (advance time by one hour at 2am) |
Sunday 6th April 2025 (reverse time by one hour at 3am) |
| 2025 / 2026 | Sunday 5th October 2025 (advance time by one hour at 2am) |
Sunday 5th April 2026 (reverse time by one hour at 3am) |
The period of daylight saving has varied considerably within Australia during the past. See the history of daylight saving time for details from 1916 to the present.
Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania currently start and end daylight saving time together. Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia do not observe daylight saving time.