Australia/Eucla is an IANA time zone used in Australia. It stays on UTC+8:45 all year.
Australia/Eucla at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+8:45 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+8:45 |
| Used in | Australia |
Rules of the Australia/Eucla time zone
No clock changes are scheduled in Australia/Eucla. The last one for daylight saving time was in 2009; since then the offset has been UTC+8:45 all year.
Recent and upcoming changes in Australia/Eucla
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 28, 2007 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+9:45 |
| Sunday, March 30, 2008 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+8:45 |
| Sunday, October 26, 2008 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+9:45 |
| Sunday, March 29, 2009 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+8:45 |
Where Australia/Eucla is used
Australia/Eucla is used in Australia. None of the cities in our list follow it.
Australia/Eucla compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 13 h 45 min behind | 13 h 45 min behind | 12 h 45 min behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 16 h 45 min behind | 16 h 45 min behind | 15 h 45 min behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 8 h 45 min behind | 8 h 45 min behind | 7 h 45 min behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 7 h 45 min behind | 7 h 45 min behind | 6 h 45 min behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 4 h 45 min behind | 4 h 45 min behind | 4 h 45 min behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 3 h 15 min behind | 3 h 15 min behind | 3 h 15 min behind |
| Singapore | --:-- | 45 min behind | 45 min behind | 45 min behind |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 15 min ahead | 15 min ahead | 15 min ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 2 h 15 min ahead | 2 h 15 min ahead | 1 h 15 min ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 8 h 45 min behind | 8 h 45 min behind | 8 h 45 min behind |
Using Australia/Eucla in software
Use the zone name Australia/Eucla rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.
Show the current time in Australia/Eucla:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Australia/Eucla', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Australia/Eucla'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Australia/Eucla')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Australia/Eucla datePlan around the time in Australia/Eucla
- Convert a time to or from Australia/Eucla: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Australia/Eucla to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Australia/Eucla and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Australia/Eucla?
UTC+8:45, all year.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.