Current Local Time in Adelaide
Australia Australia/Adelaide ACST UTC+9:30 Standard time
8:59:44 PM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Nighttime UTC+9:30 (+09:30)
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UTC offset now
UTC+9:30
UTC+9:30 standard / UTC+10:30 summer
Abbreviation
ACST
ACST / ACDT
Daylight saving
Standard time
Next change October 4, 2026
IANA time zone
Australia/Adelaide
Australia · Oceania
Adelaide time zone
Local time in Adelaide alternates between UTC+9:30 (ACST) and UTC+10:30 (ACDT). In 2026 the switch to ACDT happens on October 4, 2026 and the return to ACST on April 5, 2026. Any offset quoted for Adelaide without a date is only right for part of the year.
- IANA time zone
- Australia/Adelaide
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+9:30 (ACST)
- Offset in daylight saving time
- UTC+10:30 (ACDT)
- Daylight saving starts (2026)
- October 4, 2026 at 03:00
- Daylight saving ends (2026)
- April 5, 2026 at 02:00
- Most recent clock change
- April 5, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 ACDT to 02:00 ACST
- Next clock change
- October 4, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 ACST to 03:00 ACDT
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 10:30 PM in January · 9:30 PM in July
Clock changes in Adelaide, 2026–2028
Full record for Adelaide → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
| Date | Change | Local time | Offset after | Then called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2026 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+09:30 | ACST (standard) |
| October 4, 2026 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+10:30 | ACDT (DST) |
| April 4, 2027 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+09:30 | ACST (standard) |
| October 3, 2027 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+10:30 | ACDT (DST) |
| April 2, 2028 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+09:30 | ACST (standard) |
| October 1, 2028 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+10:30 | ACDT (DST) |
Sun and moon in Adelaide
Computed for -34.9285°, 138.6007° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
7:09 AM
Sunset
5:34 PM
Day length
10h 25m
+1m 35s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:21 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 5:42 AM | 7:01 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 6:12 AM | 6:31 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 6:42 AM | 6:01 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 7:09 AM | 5:34 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Adelaide runs from about 9h 48m at the shortest day to 14h 30m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:11 PM
- Moonset
- 8:56 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 1:49 PM
- Next new moon
- Aug 13, 3:08 AM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Adelaide
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Time difference between Adelaide and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | −13:30h | Varies: −13:30h / −15:30h / −14:30h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | −12:30h | Varies: −13:30h / −12:30h |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | −8:30h | Varies: −8:30h / −10:30h / −9:30h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | −6:30h | Varies: −6:30h / −8:30h / −7:30h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | −6:30h | Varies: −6:30h / −8:30h / −7:30h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | −4h | Varies: −5h / −4h |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +0:30h | Varies: +0:30h / −0:30h / +1:30h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −16:30h | Varies: −16:30h / −18:30h / −17:30h |
Adelaide at a glance
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Oceania
- Coordinates
- 34.9285° S, 138.6007° E
- IANA time zone
- Australia/Adelaide
- Currency
- AUD
- Language
- English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Preguntas frecuentes
What time is it in Adelaide right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Adelaide, Australia, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Australia/Adelaide time zone rules. Adelaide currently runs at UTC+9:30 (ACST), and switches between UTC+9:30 and UTC+10:30 across the year.
What time zone is Adelaide in?
Adelaide uses the IANA time zone Australia/Adelaide, written as ACST in standard time and ACDT while daylight saving time is in force. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Adelaide?
Adelaide has two offsets. It runs at UTC+9:30 during standard time and at UTC+10:30 during daylight saving time, which is why a single fixed offset for Adelaide is always wrong for part of the year. In 2026 the daylight saving period runs from October 4, 2026 to April 5, 2026.
Does Adelaide observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Adelaide changes its clocks twice in 2026: April 5, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 ACDT to 02:00 ACST; October 4, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 ACST to 03:00 ACDT. Time differences with other places therefore shift during the year.
What is the time difference between Adelaide and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 13 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 15 hours 30 minutes (New York behind Adelaide) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1; the gap is 14 hours 30 minutes (New York behind Adelaide) from March 8 – April 5 and October 4 – November 1.
What is the time difference between Adelaide and Sao Paulo?
For most of 2026, Sao Paulo is 13 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 12 hours 30 minutes (Sao Paulo behind Adelaide) from April 5 – October 4.
What is the time difference between Adelaide and London?
For most of 2026, London is 8 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 10 hours 30 minutes (London behind Adelaide) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1; the gap is 9 hours 30 minutes (London behind Adelaide) from March 29 – April 5 and October 4 – October 25.
How long is the day in Adelaide?
Day length in Adelaide ranges from about 9h 48m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 14h 30m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude -34.93°, longitude 138.60°.