Time Zones
Within Australia there are three time zones:
Eastern Standard Time (EST) operates in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.
Central Standard Time (CST) is 30 minutes behind EST and operates in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Western Standard Time is two hours behind EST and operates in Western Australia.
South Australia time is calculated as Greenwich Mean Time plus 9.5 hours.
Daylight saving operates in South Australia from the end of October to the end of March. Clocks are advanced one hour during this period.
International Time Differences
The time differences below are based on the time in Adelaide outside of daylight savings time. If it is during daylight savings, from October to March, just deduct an hour from the time before calculating the time difference.
Austria less 8.5 hours
Canada less 13.5 to 17.5 hours
China less 1.5 hours
France less 8.5 hours
Germany less 8.5 hours
Hong Kong less 1.5 hours
Italy less 8.5 hours
Japan less 0.5 hour
Korea less 0.5 hour
Malaysia less 1.5 hours
Netherlands less 8.5 hours
New Zealand plus 2.5 hours
Singapore less 1.5 hours
South Africa less 7.5 hours
Saudi Arabia less 6.5 hours
Switzerland less 8.5 hours
Taiwan less 1.5 hours
United Kingdom less 9.5 hours
USA less 14.5 to 20.5 hours
