Current time in Hobart, Australia
Australian Eastern Time
UTC+10:00- Time zone
- Australian Eastern Time · Australia/Hobart
- UTC offset now
- UTC+10:00 AEST
- Abbreviation
- AEST / AEDT
- 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 (AEST → AEDT).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Tasmania, Australia · 42.88° S, 147.33° E
- Population
- 254,930
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Hobart at about 12:11 standard time: the clock runs about 11 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:00 and 13:25 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 21) | 07:13 | 19:21 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 07:41 | 16:42 | 9h 01m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:59 | 18:08 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 05:28 | 20:49 | 15h 21m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:48–18:14 (12 h 27 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.