Current time in Adelaide, Australia
Australian Central Time
UTC+09:30- Time zone
- Australian Central Time · Australia/Adelaide
- UTC offset now
- UTC+09:30 ACST
- Abbreviation
- ACST / ACDT
- Daylight saving
- Forward the first Sunday in October at 02:00, back the first Sunday in April at 03:00.
Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 02:00 (ACST → ACDT).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- South Australia, Australia · 34.93° S, 138.60° E
- Population
- 1,469,163
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Adelaide at about 12:16 standard time: the clock runs about 16 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:05 and 13:30 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 21) | 07:19 | 19:26 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 07:23 | 17:11 | 9h 48m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:04 | 18:12 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 05:58 | 20:29 | 14h 31m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:55–18:16 (12 h 21 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.