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AEST to PST Converter

Sydney and Los Angeles are almost a day apart. The gap swings between 17 and 19 hours over the year, because the two cities switch to daylight saving time in opposite seasons.

AESTSydney
9:13 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time
PSTLos Angeles
3:13 PM
Pacific Daylight Time

Right now, Los Angeles is 18 hours behind Sydney.

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In Los Angeles (PST)
3:00 PM

9:00 AM AEST on Saturday, October 10, 2026 is 3:00 PM (day before) PST.

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AEST to PST conversion chart

Every full hour of Saturday, October 10, 2026 in Australian Eastern Time, and the time in Pacific Time. Pick another date in the converter and the chart follows.

AEST (Sydney)PST (Los Angeles)
12:00 AM 00:006:00 AM 06:00day before
1:00 AM 01:007:00 AM 07:00day before
2:00 AM 02:008:00 AM 08:00day before
3:00 AM 03:009:00 AM 09:00day before
4:00 AM 04:0010:00 AM 10:00day before
5:00 AM 05:0011:00 AM 11:00day before
6:00 AM 06:0012:00 PM 12:00day before
7:00 AM 07:001:00 PM 13:00day before
8:00 AM 08:002:00 PM 14:00day before
9:00 AM 09:003:00 PM 15:00day before
10:00 AM 10:004:00 PM 16:00day before
11:00 AM 11:005:00 PM 17:00day before
12:00 PM 12:006:00 PM 18:00day before
1:00 PM 13:007:00 PM 19:00day before
2:00 PM 14:008:00 PM 20:00day before
3:00 PM 15:009:00 PM 21:00day before
4:00 PM 16:0010:00 PM 22:00day before
5:00 PM 17:0011:00 PM 23:00day before
6:00 PM 18:0012:00 AM 00:00
7:00 PM 19:001:00 AM 01:00
8:00 PM 20:002:00 AM 02:00
9:00 PM 21:003:00 AM 03:00
10:00 PM 22:004:00 AM 04:00
11:00 PM 23:005:00 AM 05:00

Time difference over the year

The gap between Sydney and Los Angeles for the next 12 months, with daylight saving time in both places taken into account:

  • Oct 9, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026: Los Angeles is 18 hours behind Sydney
  • Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 13, 2027: Los Angeles is 19 hours behind Sydney
  • Mar 14, 2027 to Apr 3, 2027: Los Angeles is 18 hours behind Sydney
  • Apr 4, 2027 to Oct 2, 2027: Los Angeles is 17 hours behind Sydney
  • Oct 3, 2027 to Oct 8, 2027: Los Angeles is 18 hours behind Sydney

About AEST and PST

Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra use AEST (UTC+10) from April to early October and AEDT (UTC+11) during the southern summer. Brisbane stays on AEST all year.

Pacific Time covers California, Washington state and most of Oregon and Nevada. It is PST (UTC−8) in winter and PDT (UTC−7) in summer, switching on the same nights as the rest of the US.

Comparing more than two places? Add as many cities as you need in the time zone converter. For timestamps from logs or APIs, the Unix timestamp converter turns them into readable dates, and the countdown timer counts down to an event in any time zone.

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Frequently asked questions

What is 9 AM AEST in PST?

Most of the year, 9 AM AEST is 4:00 PM (day before) PST. In the weeks when Los Angeles is 18 hours behind Sydney, it is 3:00 PM (day before). In the weeks when Los Angeles is 19 hours behind Sydney, it is 2:00 PM (day before).

Does the time difference between AEST and PST change?

Yes. Over the next 12 months, Los Angeles is 17 hours behind Sydney on 182 days, and 18 hours behind on 50 days and 19 hours behind on 133 days, because the two places change their clocks on different dates or not at all.

What does PST stand for?

PST stands for Pacific Time. Pacific Time covers California, Washington state and most of Oregon and Nevada. It is PST (UTC−8) in winter and PDT (UTC−7) in summer, switching on the same nights as the rest of the US.