When Does Daylight Saving Time End? Answers to Your Questions

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As the month of April approaches, so does the end of daylight saving.

Most states and territories will turn their clocks back an hour next month to make better use of daylight hours during autumn and winter.

Here’s everything you need to know.

It's lazy morning o'clock. Alarm clock on bedside table and woman stretching in room, selective focus — The clocks will go back this April as Daylight Saving ends. (Getty)

When does daylight saving time (DST) end?

Daylight saving time ends on April 6, 2025 for those in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and ACT.

The clocks in these states will turn back at 3am in the current time (DST), meaning the clocks will read 2am (AEST) again when it turns to 3am.

Do we lose or gain an hour of sleep?

Many people forget which way the clocks turn in April and again in October.

Daylight saving time (DST) concludes in April, marking the start of shorter days with reduced evening daylight, and mornings that darken.

As a result, clocks are set back by an hour in April, giving residents in the impacted states and territories the chance to stay in bed a bit longer during the darker mornings and make the most of the available daylight.

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What is the time difference between states and territories?

All Australian states and territories except for Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia observe daylight saving.

Consequently, when daylight saving finishes, NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, and ACT will share the same time zone as Queensland, aligning with Australian Eastern Standard Time.

These areas are currently one hour ahead of Queensland, and have been since last October when daylight saving started.

South Australia is singled out – although it does observe daylight saving, it will remain, as it always is, 30 minutes behind AEST, to account for its position geographically. This means it will change from Australian central daylight time (ACDT) to Australian central standard time (ACST).

Meanwhile, Western Australia will continue to run on its two time zones – Australian western standard time (AWST) which covers Perth and the west coast, and Australian central western time (ACWT), which is 45 minutes ahead of AWST.

The Northern Territory also runs on ACWT, and will continue to use it when the clocks go back in the mentioned states and territories.