Australia/Sydney

Time zone identifier: Australia/Sydney

Current civil offset: +11:00 (AEDT)

Current DST state: Observing Daylight Saving Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1895-01-31

Local Mean Time (LMT): +10:04:52 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 142 transitions across 3 distinct offsets

Associated countries: AU

Aliases (Link targets): Australia/ACT, Australia/Canberra, Australia/NSW

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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/Sydney shifted between 3 distinct offsets from 1895-01-31 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (142 Transitions)

UTC Instant Local Wall Time Shift Abbreviation DST Effect
1895-01-31T13:55:08Z 1895-01-31 23:55:08 +10:04:52 → +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
1972-10-28T16:00:00Z 1972-10-29 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1973-03-03T16:00:00Z 1973-03-04 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1973-10-27T16:00:00Z 1973-10-28 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1974-03-02T16:00:00Z 1974-03-03 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1974-10-26T16:00:00Z 1974-10-27 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1975-03-01T16:00:00Z 1975-03-02 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1975-10-25T16:00:00Z 1975-10-26 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1976-03-06T16:00:00Z 1976-03-07 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1976-10-30T16:00:00Z 1976-10-31 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1977-03-05T16:00:00Z 1977-03-06 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1977-10-29T16:00:00Z 1977-10-30 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1978-03-04T16:00:00Z 1978-03-05 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1978-10-28T16:00:00Z 1978-10-29 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1979-03-03T16:00:00Z 1979-03-04 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1979-10-27T16:00:00Z 1979-10-28 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1980-03-01T16:00:00Z 1980-03-02 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1980-10-25T16:00:00Z 1980-10-26 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1981-02-28T16:00:00Z 1981-03-01 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1981-10-24T16:00:00Z 1981-10-25 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1982-04-03T16:00:00Z 1982-04-04 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1982-10-30T16:00:00Z 1982-10-31 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1983-03-05T16:00:00Z 1983-03-06 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1983-10-29T16:00:00Z 1983-10-30 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1984-03-03T16:00:00Z 1984-03-04 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1984-10-27T16:00:00Z 1984-10-28 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1985-03-02T16:00:00Z 1985-03-03 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1985-10-26T16:00:00Z 1985-10-27 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1986-03-15T16:00:00Z 1986-03-16 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1986-10-18T16:00:00Z 1986-10-19 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1987-03-14T16:00:00Z 1987-03-15 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1987-10-24T16:00:00Z 1987-10-25 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1988-03-19T16:00:00Z 1988-03-20 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1988-10-29T16:00:00Z 1988-10-30 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1989-03-18T16:00:00Z 1989-03-19 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
1992-10-24T16:00:00Z 1992-10-25 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1993-03-06T16:00:00Z 1993-03-07 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1993-10-30T16:00:00Z 1993-10-31 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1994-03-05T16:00:00Z 1994-03-06 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1994-10-29T16:00:00Z 1994-10-30 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1995-03-04T16:00:00Z 1995-03-05 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1995-10-28T16:00:00Z 1995-10-29 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1996-03-30T16:00:00Z 1996-03-31 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1996-10-26T16:00:00Z 1996-10-27 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1997-03-29T16:00:00Z 1997-03-30 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1997-10-25T16:00:00Z 1997-10-26 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1998-03-28T16:00:00Z 1998-03-29 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1998-10-24T16:00:00Z 1998-10-25 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
1999-03-27T16:00:00Z 1999-03-28 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
1999-10-30T16:00:00Z 1999-10-31 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2000-03-25T16:00:00Z 2000-03-26 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2000-08-26T16:00:00Z 2000-08-27 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2001-03-24T16:00:00Z 2001-03-25 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2001-10-27T16:00:00Z 2001-10-28 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2002-03-30T16:00:00Z 2002-03-31 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2002-10-26T16:00:00Z 2002-10-27 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2003-03-29T16:00:00Z 2003-03-30 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2003-10-25T16:00:00Z 2003-10-26 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2004-03-27T16:00:00Z 2004-03-28 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2004-10-30T16:00:00Z 2004-10-31 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2005-03-26T16:00:00Z 2005-03-27 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2005-10-29T16:00:00Z 2005-10-30 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2006-04-01T16:00:00Z 2006-04-02 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2006-10-28T16:00:00Z 2006-10-29 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2007-03-24T16:00:00Z 2007-03-25 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2007-10-27T16:00:00Z 2007-10-28 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2008-04-05T16:00:00Z 2008-04-06 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2008-10-04T16:00:00Z 2008-10-05 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2009-04-04T16:00:00Z 2009-04-05 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2009-10-03T16:00:00Z 2009-10-04 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2010-04-03T16:00:00Z 2010-04-04 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2010-10-02T16:00:00Z 2010-10-03 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2011-04-02T16:00:00Z 2011-04-03 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2011-10-01T16:00:00Z 2011-10-02 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2012-03-31T16:00:00Z 2012-04-01 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2012-10-06T16:00:00Z 2012-10-07 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2013-04-06T16:00:00Z 2013-04-07 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2013-10-05T16:00:00Z 2013-10-06 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2014-04-05T16:00:00Z 2014-04-06 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2014-10-04T16:00:00Z 2014-10-05 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2015-04-04T16:00:00Z 2015-04-05 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2015-10-03T16:00:00Z 2015-10-04 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2016-04-02T16:00:00Z 2016-04-03 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2016-10-01T16:00:00Z 2016-10-02 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2017-04-01T16:00:00Z 2017-04-02 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2017-09-30T16:00:00Z 2017-10-01 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2018-03-31T16:00:00Z 2018-04-01 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2018-10-06T16:00:00Z 2018-10-07 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2019-04-06T16:00:00Z 2019-04-07 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2019-10-05T16:00:00Z 2019-10-06 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2020-04-04T16:00:00Z 2020-04-05 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2020-10-03T16:00:00Z 2020-10-04 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2021-04-03T16:00:00Z 2021-04-04 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2021-10-02T16:00:00Z 2021-10-03 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2022-04-02T16:00:00Z 2022-04-03 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2022-10-01T16:00:00Z 2022-10-02 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2023-04-01T16:00:00Z 2023-04-02 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2023-09-30T16:00:00Z 2023-10-01 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2024-04-06T16:00:00Z 2024-04-07 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2024-10-05T16:00:00Z 2024-10-06 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2025-04-05T16:00:00Z 2025-04-06 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2025-10-04T16:00:00Z 2025-10-05 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2026-04-04T16:00:00Z 2026-04-05 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2026-10-03T16:00:00Z 2026-10-04 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2027-04-03T16:00:00Z 2027-04-04 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2027-10-02T16:00:00Z 2027-10-03 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2028-04-01T16:00:00Z 2028-04-02 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2028-09-30T16:00:00Z 2028-10-01 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2029-03-31T16:00:00Z 2029-04-01 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2029-10-06T16:00:00Z 2029-10-07 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2030-04-06T16:00:00Z 2030-04-07 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2030-10-05T16:00:00Z 2030-10-06 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2031-04-05T16:00:00Z 2031-04-06 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2031-10-04T16:00:00Z 2031-10-05 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2032-04-03T16:00:00Z 2032-04-04 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2032-10-02T16:00:00Z 2032-10-03 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2033-04-02T16:00:00Z 2033-04-03 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2033-10-01T16:00:00Z 2033-10-02 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2034-04-01T16:00:00Z 2034-04-02 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2034-09-30T16:00:00Z 2034-10-01 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2035-03-31T16:00:00Z 2035-04-01 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2035-10-06T16:00:00Z 2035-10-07 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2036-04-05T16:00:00Z 2036-04-06 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2036-10-04T16:00:00Z 2036-10-05 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap
2037-04-04T16:00:00Z 2037-04-05 02:00:00 +11:00 → +10:00 AEST No overlap
2037-10-03T16:00:00Z 2037-10-04 03:00:00 +10:00 → +11:00 AEDT Yes gap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: australasia (Lines 183 to 183)
Zone	NAME		STDOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]

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.