From
AST / ADT
Time Converter
AST to AEST Time Converter
Convert Atlantic Time to Australian Eastern Time with a live clock and clean permalinks.
To
AEST / AEDT
When it is 7:30 AM in Atlantic Time, it is 9:30 PM in Australian Eastern Time.
AST to AEST at a glance
Australian Eastern Time is 14 hours ahead of Atlantic Time. If someone gives you a time in Atlantic Time, move the clock by 14 hours to read it in Australian Eastern Time. A 9:00 AM start in Halifax becomes 11:00 PM in Sydney.
What Atlantic Time covers
Atlantic Time is used in eastern Canada and parts of the Caribbean. Halifax is a common city reference for it. It matters when scheduling across North America and island markets farther east.
What Australian Eastern Time covers
Australian Eastern Time covers Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. It is the busiest business clock in Australia. It is useful for APAC support, education, and scheduling with teams in eastern Australia.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between AST and AEST?
Australian Eastern Time is 14 hours ahead of Atlantic Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in AST?
It lands at 5:00 AM in AEST.
Does daylight saving time matter for AST to AEST?
Atlantic Time and Australian Eastern Time are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.