Australia · AEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Launceston, Australia runs on UTC+10. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+10 in winter, UTC+11 in summer. Next change: 4 Oct. There is a 14-hour difference between Launceston and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 9-hour difference between Launceston and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 1-hour difference between Launceston and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Launceston lines up with 09:00–17:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Launceston.
Practical Info
Launceston (Australia) is home to roughly 90K people. Today brings about 9.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:36, sunset at 16:48. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+10 in winter, UTC+11 in summer. Next change: 4 Oct. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 41° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Australia
Capital
Canberra
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
AEST · Australia/Hobart
Coordinates
41.44°S, 147.14°E
Currency
AUD ($)
Calling Code
+61
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Cataract Gorge begins essentially at the edge of Launceston's centre, and its chairlift has a single unsupported span of 308 metres — the longest in the world. The city was one of the first in the southern hemisphere with electric street lighting, in 1895.
The clock: Launceston keeps UTC+10 and observes Tasmania's daylight saving, which starts weeks earlier than the mainland's.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap