From
Australian Eastern Time
Sydney
Time Zone Converter
AEST to AST Time Zone Converter
Convert AEST to AST with a live clock, current time difference, UTC offsets, and work-hour overlap. AST is 13 hours behind AEST.
To
Atlantic Time
Halifax
When it is 7:30 AM in Australian Eastern Time, it is 6:30 PM in Atlantic Time.
AEST to AST at a glance
Atlantic Time is 13 hours behind Australian Eastern Time. If someone gives you a time in Australian Eastern Time, move the clock by 13 hours to read it in Atlantic Time. A 9:00 AM start in Sydney becomes 8:00 PM in Halifax.
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.
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.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between AEST and AST?
Atlantic Time is 13 hours behind Australian Eastern Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in AEST?
It lands at 2:00 AM in AST.
Does daylight saving time matter for AEST to AST?
Australian Eastern Time and Atlantic Time are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.