What is AEDT Time?
You need to keep in mind that AEDT Time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 11 hours ahead of the
UTC time zone.
This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.
The IANA time zone identifier for AEDT Time is Etc/GMT-11.
Please be aware that this time zone is observed during
Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the spring, summer, and autumn months.
During the winter months, clocks went back one hour to the
UTC+10 offset and
AEST Time is observed.
About This Time Pattern
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Abbreviation: Australian Eastern Daylight Time
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Time Offset: UTC+11, UTC+11:00
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DST Began: 1st Sunday in October (clocks go forward one hour).
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DST Ends: 2nd Sunday in April (clocks went back one hour).
What is AEDT Time Zone?
This time zone is a time offset that adds 11 hours to
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.
Its main cities and territories are:
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.
This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.
You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:
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Bougainville Standard Time (BST)
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Kosrae Time (KOST)
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Lord Howe Summer Time (LHST)
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Macquarie Island Station Time (MIST)
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New Caledonia Time (NCT)
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Norfolk Island Time (NFT)
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Pohnpei Standard Time (PONT)
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Sakhalin Island Time (SAKT)
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Solomon Islands Time (SBT)
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Srednekolymsk Time (SRET)
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Vanuatu Time (VUT)
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Lima Time Zone (L)
AEDT Time Zone Countries
This time zone is used in the following country:
In Australia, this time zone is present in the territories of New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Jervis Bay Territory and Australian Capital Territory.