Current Time in Adelaide

Local time, UTC offset and daylight saving dates for the Australia/Adelaide time zone, plus a timestamp converter already set to it.

Current local time in Adelaide

Time zone facts for Australia/Adelaide
IANA identifierAustralia/Adelaide
Current UTC offsetUTC+09:30
AbbreviationGMT+9:30
Full nameAustralian Central Standard Time
RegionAustralia
Observes DSTYes
Standard offsetUTC+09:30
Daylight offsetUTC+10:30
Unix timestamp now

Convert a timestamp to Adelaide time

The output zone below is preset to Australia/Adelaide, with daylight saving applied for whichever date you convert.

Unix timestamp to date

Auto-detect reads the magnitude: 10 digits are seconds, 13 milliseconds, 16 microseconds, 19 nanoseconds.

Converted date and time formats
Your local time
Selected time zone
UTC / GMT
ISO 8601
RFC 2822
Relative
Day of week
Day of year / week

Daylight saving time in Adelaide

This zone shifts its clocks twice a year, so its offset from UTC depends on the date. In 2026 the transitions fall at:

TransitionLocal time in AdelaideOffset after
Clocks go forward Sunday, 04 October 2026 at 03:00:00 GMT+10:30 UTC+10:30
Clocks go back Sunday, 05 April 2026 at 02:00:00 GMT+9:30 UTC+09:30

Around the forward transition an hour of local time does not exist, and around the backward transition an hour occurs twice. Any job scheduled at a wall-clock time inside those windows will be skipped or run twice — the reason recurring work should be scheduled in UTC. See daylight saving bugs.

Converting timestamps for this zone in code

Always pass the IANA identifier Australia/Adelaide rather than a numeric offset. The identifier carries the zone's entire history of offset and daylight saving changes, so a timestamp from any year converts correctly; a hard-coded offset is only right until the next rule change.

# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.fromtimestamp(1710050400, ZoneInfo("Australia/Adelaide"))

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Australia/Adelaide',
  dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date(1710050400 * 1000));

<?php // PHP
(new DateTimeImmutable("@1710050400"))->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone("Australia/Adelaide"));

More languages on the code examples pages.

Other time zones in Australia

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current time in Adelaide?

The clock above shows the current time in the Australia/Adelaide time zone, updating every second from your own device clock. Adelaide is currently UTC+09:30 (GMT+9:30).

What is the UTC offset for Australia/Adelaide?

Adelaide uses UTC+09:30 during standard time and UTC+10:30 during daylight saving time. Right now it is UTC+09:30.

Does Adelaide observe daylight saving time?

Yes. In 2026, daylight saving begins on Sunday, 04 October 2026 at 03:00:00 GMT+10:30 and ends on Sunday, 05 April 2026 at 02:00:00 GMT+9:30. Because of this, converting a timestamp for this zone requires knowing the date, not just the zone.

How do I convert a Unix timestamp to Adelaide time?

Paste the timestamp into the converter on this page — the output zone is already set to Australia/Adelaide. In code, pass the IANA identifier Australia/Adelaide to your language's time zone function rather than hard-coding an offset, so daylight saving is handled for you.