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9:30 pm21:30 ACST (UTC+9:30), Oct 28, 2026 = 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30), Oct 28, 2026

Darwin is 1 hour behind ACDT.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, Darwin and ACST have the same time or Darwin is 1 hour behind ACDT.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Darwin correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ACST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Darwin correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in ACDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Darwin correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in ACST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Darwin correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in ACDT.

Compare Darwin time with ACDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) is 1 hour behind Australian Central Daylight Time.
9:30 pm21:30 in Darwin, Australia is 10:30 pm22:30 in ACDT

Darwin to ACDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in Darwin which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in ACDT

9:30 pm21:30 ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) (Darwin, Australia). Offset UTC +9:30 hours
10:30 pm22:30 Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT). Offset UTC +10:30 hours

9:30 pm21:30 Darwin, Australia / 10:30 pm22:30 ACDT

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Darwin Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
ACST – Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30 (no daylight saving time)

Darwin Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
DRW, Daarwin, Darvin, Darvina, Darvinas, Darvino, Darwin, Dārvina, Ntargouin, Palmerston, Port Darwin, da er wen, da er wen gang, dar win, dara'u'ina, daravina, darvina, darvini, darwyn, dau~in, dawin, drwwyn, tarvin, Ντάργουιν, Дарвин, Дарвін, Դարվին, דארווין, דרווין, داروين, داروین, داروین، قوزئی توپراق‌لاری, ڈارون, डार्विन, ডারউইন, ਡਾਰਵਿਨ, டார்வின், ഡാർവിൻ, ดาร์วิน, ဒါဝင်မြို့, დარვინი, ダーウィン, 达尔文, 达尔文港, 다윈
Population
139,902
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
12° 27' S Latitude / 130° 50' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Australian Central Daylight Time

Offset: ACDT is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ACDT time zone is Adelaide in Australia, with about 1.469 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mount Gambier, Mount Barker, Whyalla, Gawler.

Map of the areas on Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT)
ACDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on ACDT.

Daylight Saving: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Australian Central Standard Time (ACST).

123456789101112Start: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) started on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.

See Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

ACDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +1030 - basic
  • +10:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1030 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects ACDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Australia/Adelaide
  • Australia/Broken_Hill
  • Australia/South
  • Australia/Yancowinna
Time zones with the GMT +10:30 offset:
  • ACDT - Australian Central Daylight Time
  • LHST - Lord Howe Standard Time