Australia is a big country. Geographically, the whole continent is generally. Since this is not China, where, by decree of the government, a voluntary decision can introduce a single time throughout the country, without too reckoning with the convenience of the layman, we inform you: in Australia there are four time zones and three special zones. Therefore, to know what time it is in Australia, you need to be aware of what point in this country you have in mind.
+8 hours from Greenwich, +5 hours to Moscow.
This is the state of Western Australia. The largest city in this area is Perth. The temporary “namesake” of Perth in Russia is the city of Irkutsk. They have the same time.
Second Belt (Central West Australian Time)
+8 hours 45 minutes from Greenwich, +5 hours 45 minutes to Moscow.
Tiny Australian Australian state Goldfields Esperance County with the administrative center of Eucla. In Russia, time zones are not trifled for minutes, and therefore, of course, there is no direct correspondence with our localities.
Belt Three (Central Australian Time)
+9 hours 30 minutes from Greenwich, +6 hours 30 minutes to Moscow.
This time zone lies in the states of the Northern Territory and South Australia. Largest cities: Darwin and Adelaide. Due to the "half-hour" they do not live with any Russian city.
Fourth Belt (Eastern Australian Time)
+10 hours from Greenwich, +7 hours to Moscow.
Most Australians live by this time, since the belt covers the most populated and developed states. These are Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory. Big cities here, of course, are scattered: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart ... Speaking generally and simplistically, the question: "What time is it in Australia now?" For the above reason, you can focus on this time zone. That is, most of Australia lives simultaneously with the Russian Vladivostok.
Special time. Lord Howe Islands, Coconut, Norfolk
Australia has many island possessions. One of these islands is located so far to the east that special time was introduced for less than four hundred of its inhabitants. We are talking about a boomerang island (its external form is such) Lord Howe. There +10 hours 30 minutes from Greenwich, +7 hours 30 minutes from Moscow. On even more eastern Norfolk (+11 and +8, respectively). In the west, the extreme point is Cocos Islands (+6.30 and +3).
It was more. Even less unlikely
It is worth noting in conclusion that Australia was moving towards the unification of time zones. Previously, there were more: almost every state has its own. But it is unlikely that they will become even smaller. Unless the Goldfield “enclave”, clinging to its 45 minutes, will be eliminated. Yes, perhaps the difference between the belts will be an hour, not half an hour. Otherwise, unification seems to have reached the limit.
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In Australia, "indulge" with summer and winter time. On the first Sunday of October, the country switches to summer, that is, an hour ahead, and returns back on the first April Sunday. For those who are not in the know, we remind you that everything there is not like the “people”: it is winter in Australia, and the time zones shown above are in accordance with winter time.
So now you have everything to know the exact time in Australia.