Australia/Queensland

Time zone identifier: Australia/Queensland

Current civil offset: +10:00 (AEST)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1894-12-31

Local Mean Time (LMT): +10:12:08 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 17 transitions across 3 distinct offsets

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Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

+9:00 +10:00 +11:00 +12:00 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Text summary: Australia/Queensland shifted between 3 distinct offsets from 1894-12-31 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (17 Transitions)

UTC Instant Local Wall Time Shift Abbreviation DST Effect
1894-12-31T13:47:52Z 1894-12-31 23:47:52 +10:12:08 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1916-12-31T16:00:00Z 1917-01-01 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1917-03-24T16:00:00Z 1917-03-25 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1941-12-31T16:00:00Z 1942-01-01 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1942-03-28T16:00:00Z 1942-03-29 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1942-09-26T16:00:00Z 1942-09-27 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1943-03-27T16:00:00Z 1943-03-28 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1943-10-02T16:00:00Z 1943-10-03 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1944-03-25T16:00:00Z 1944-03-26 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1971-10-30T16:00:00Z 1971-10-31 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1972-02-26T16:00:00Z 1972-02-27 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1989-10-28T16:00:00Z 1989-10-29 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1990-03-03T16:00:00Z 1990-03-04 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1990-10-27T16:00:00Z 1990-10-28 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1991-03-02T16:00:00Z 1991-03-03 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1991-10-26T16:00:00Z 1991-10-27 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1992-02-29T16:00:00Z 1992-03-01 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap

Years on Record

Methodology Note: The 1970 Rule

tzdb guarantees accuracy for timestamps from 1970 onwards. Transitions prior to 1970 represent best-effort historical reconstructions.