The short answer
Australian Eastern Standard Time is 16 hours ahead of Mountain Time.
Australian Eastern Standard Time☀
10:29:53am
AEST · UTC+10:00 · Fri, Sep 25
Mountain Time☾
6:29:53pm
MDT · UTC-06:00 · Thu, Sep 24
Read across to convert
Australian Eastern Standard Time
AEST · UTC+10:00
Mountain Time
MDT · UTC-06:00
Click any row to pin that hour across both zones.
12amFri
8amThu ·−1d
1am
9amThu ·−1d
WORK2am
10amThu ·−1d
WORK3am
11amThu ·−1d
WORK4am
12pmThu ·−1d
WORK5am
1pmThu ·−1d
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2pmThu ·−1d
WORK7am
3pmThu ·−1d
WORK8am
4pmThu ·−1d
WORK9am
WORK5pmThu ·−1d
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10am
WORK6pmThu ·−1d
11am
WORK7pmThu ·−1d
12pm
WORK8pmThu ·−1d
1pm
WORK9pmThu ·−1d
2pm
WORK10pmThu ·−1d
3pm
WORK11pmThu ·−1d
4pm
WORK12amFri
5pm
1am
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2am
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3am
8pm
4am
9pm
5am
10pm
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Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Australian Eastern Standard Time
7am–11am
Mountain Time
3pm–7pm
previous day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amAustralian Eastern Standard Time=5pmMountain Time · prev day
12pmAustralian Eastern Standard Time=8pmMountain Time · prev day
3pmAustralian Eastern Standard Time=11pmMountain Time · prev day
5pmAustralian Eastern Standard Time=1amMountain Time
9pmAustralian Eastern Standard Time=5amMountain Time
In context
What each side covers.
Australian Eastern Standard Time
10:29amAEST · UTC+10:00
Mountain Time
6:29pmMDT · UTC-06:00
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5:59am
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8:29pm
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British Summer Time
1:29am
India Standard Time
5:59am
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Pacific Daylight Time
5:29pm
Eastern Daylight Time
8:29pm
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
2:29am
India Standard Time
5:59am
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Australian Eastern Standard Time and Mountain Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Australian Eastern Standard Time and Mountain Time?
- Australian Eastern Standard Time is 16 hours ahead of Mountain Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 9am in Australian Eastern Standard Time, what time is it in Mountain Time?
- 9am in Australian Eastern Standard Time is 5pm in Mountain Time on the previous day. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across — find the row and read the matching cell in the other column.
- What's the best time for a call between Australian Eastern Standard Time and Mountain Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Australian Eastern Standard Time and Mountain Time — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — AEST and MDT — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.