Eucla time zone history
Its standard time, UTC+8:45, is one of only 14 offsets among the 312 zones that are not a whole number of hours from UTC. Daylight saving time was used in 10 years since 1970, last in 2009; under the current rules the clocks no longer change.
UTC+8:45
Standard time is UTC+8:45 all year under the current rules.
Summer time in 10 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| December 1, 1895 | Local mean time (UTC+8:35:28) replaced | UTC+8:45 | numeric only |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| 1917 | January 1 | March 25 | 1 hour |
| 1942 | January 1, September 27 | March 29 | 1 hour |
| 1943 | not that year | March 28 | 1 hour |
| Since 1970 | |||
| 1974 | October 27 | not that year | 1 hour |
| 1975 | not that year | March 2 | 1 hour |
| 1983 | October 30 | not that year | 1 hour |
| 1984 | not that year | March 4 | 1 hour |
| 1991 | November 17 | not that year | 1 hour |
| 1992 | not that year | March 1 | 1 hour |
| 2006 | December 3 | not that year | 1 hour |
| 2007–2008 | last Sunday in October, 02:00 | last Sunday in March, 03:00 | 1 hour |
| 2009 | not that year | March 29 | 1 hour |
Clocks next door since 1970
- Adelaide (970 km): usually 45 minutes ahead; different on 7,754 days in 1971–2026.
- Broken Hill (1,188 km): usually 45 minutes ahead; different on 7,713 days in 1971–2026.
- Perth (1,229 km): always 45 minutes behind.
- Melbourne (1,617 km): usually 1 hour 15 minutes ahead; different on 7,790 days in 1971–2026.
- Hobart (2,043 km): usually 1 hour 15 minutes ahead; different on 8,499 days in 1970–2026.
How it compares
Standard time has stayed at UTC+8:45 since 1895.
On standard time, clocks in Eucla run 10 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.