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Clock Changes in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1938

Next change:
Oct
5
1 hour Forward

Oct 5, 2025, 2:00 am

No further time changes in 1938 in Sydney

Daylight Saving Time (DST) Not Observed in Year 1938

Australia observed Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) all year.

DST was not in use in 1938.

The previous DST change in Sydney, Australia was on March 25, 1917.

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Other years: 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

Year DST Start (Clock Forward) DST End (Clock Backward)
1925 — 1941 DST not observed
* 1942 Thursday, January 1, 2:00 am Sunday, March 29, 2:00 am
1943 Sunday, October 3, 2:00 am Sunday, March 28, 2:00 am
1944 No DST Start Sunday, March 26, 2:00 am
1945 — 1949 DST not observed
All times are local for Sydney.
* All or part of this period was on double DST.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Sydney