AWST — Australian Western Standard Time
AWST is Australian Western Standard Time, +08:00, used in Oceania. In code, use Australia/Perth rather than the abbreviation.
Australian Western Standard Time · Oceania
08:26:14
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +08:00
- in force right now
- AWST (UTC+08:00)
- use in code
- Australia/Perth
- next clock change
- none — fixed offset
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Australia/Perth"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tAWST questions
What does AWST stand for?
AWST is Australian Western Standard Time, +08:00, used in Oceania. The IANA zone to use in code is Australia/Perth.
What time is it in AWST right now?
Australian Western Standard Time: 08:26 on Thursday (AWST).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of AWST?
Australia/Perth for Australian Western Standard Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.