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Darwin does not change its clocks
No clock change
Darwin
- UTC offset now
- 9.5 hours
- Current local time
- 11:31
- Time zone name
- ACST
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 13.5 hours ahead
Darwin does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Saturday, March 25, 1944. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Australia
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Saturday, March 25, 1944 at 16:30 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Darwin with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: March 25, 1944
- Darwin moved from UTC+10:30 to UTC+09:30. The recorded change was at 16:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 2, 1943
- Darwin moved from UTC+09:30 to UTC+10:30. The recorded change was at 16:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 27, 1943
- Darwin moved from UTC+10:30 to UTC+09:30. The recorded change was at 16:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 26, 1942
- Darwin moved from UTC+09:30 to UTC+10:30. The recorded change was at 16:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 28, 1942
- Darwin moved from UTC+10:30 to UTC+09:30. The recorded change was at 16:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: December 31, 1941
- Darwin moved from UTC+09:30 to UTC+10:30. The recorded change was at 16:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Darwin, it is 6:30 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Darwin is 14.5 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Darwin, it is 7:30 PM on April 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Darwin is 13.5 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Darwin, it is 7:30 PM on July 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Darwin is 13.5 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Darwin, it is 7:30 PM on October 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Darwin is 13.5 hours ahead on this date.