Western Australia, Australia
What is the time in Western Australia?
Western Australia
Standard
Time = GMT+8
Western Australia
Daylight Saving
Time = GMT+9
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Australia clocks on Summer Time
(Daylight Saving Time)
until
03:00 am (local time)
6 April 2008
when clocks go BACK 1-hour
to
Standard Time
until
02:00 AM (local time) 5 October 2008
Western Australia now on Standard Time
NB Western Australia on experimental Daylight Savings Time
In 2007 and 2008, daylight saving will begin
at 2am Western Standard Time on the last Sunday in October
and end at 2am Western Standard Time
(3am summer time)
on the last Sunday in March the following year
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What time zone is
Western Australia in?
Standard Time is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+8).
Based on the mean solar time of 120°E. Covering Western Australia and using time
8 hours ahead of GMT. Perth’s longitude is 115° 31’ East
 Does
Western Australia observe Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight Saving (Summer) Time was not observed in Western Australia prior to
2006. See Daylight Saving Time.
Daylight saving was introduced in Western Australia for a three-year
trial period starting December 2006. The three-year trial gives
Western Australians an opportunity to “try before they buy”. A
referendum will be held in 2009 to decide whether it should become
permanent.In 2007 and 2008, daylight saving will begin at 2am
Western Standard Time on the last Sunday in October, and end at 2am
Western Standard Time (3am summer time) on the last Sunday in March
the following year.
Western Australia Daylight Saving Time 2007/2008
Ends: Sunday 30 March 2008 2am Local Standard Time
Western Australia Daylight Saving Time 2008/2009
Starts: Sunday 26 October 2008 2am Local Standard
Time
Ends: Sunday 29 March 2009 2am Local Standard Time
wa.gov.au/daylightsaving/
What is the International Telephone Dialling Code for
Western Australia?
The International
Dialling Code for
Western Australia is
+618.
 Government
of Western Australia website : www.wa.gov.au
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