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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 / 2027 | Sunday 4th October 2026 (advance time by one hour at 2am) |
Sunday 4th April 2027 (reverse time by one hour at 3am) |
| 2027 / 2028 | Sunday 3rd October 2027 (advance time by one hour at 2am) |
Sunday 2nd April 2028 (reverse time by one hour at 3am) |
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.