UTC+08:45

UTC+08:45
UTC+08:45
Time zone
UTC offset
UTC	UTC+08:45
Current time
	09:41, 27 October 2023 UTC+08:45 [refresh]
Central meridian
	131.25 degrees E
Date-time group

UTC+08:45 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:45.

Eucla

Location of Eucla in Australia, UTC+08:45 is observed here and in some other localities on the highway

Sign on the Eyre highway indicating the start of the unofficial Australian Central Western Time Zone

As standard time (Southern Hemisphere winter)

Principal town: Eucla

Australasia

Australia - Central Western Standard Time
- Western Australia
  - Caiguna
  - Cocklebiddy
  - Eucla
  - Madura
  - Mundrabilla
- South Australia
  - Border Village

Usage

UTC+08:45 is used as a time in Australia (Central Western Time, or CWT). It is used by some roadhouses along the Eyre Highway in Western Australia and South Australia. Although not legally defined by the state or federal governments,[1] the boundaries where it commences and ends are clearly understood and recognised by the Shire of Dundas local government[2] and are frequently shown on road maps of the area. Road signs at the western end of the time zone on the Eyre Highway advise travellers to reset their clocks by 45 minutes.[3]

UTC+08:45 is used in 5 places in Australia, including Border Village in South Australia, as well as Cocklebiddy, Eucla, Madura and Mundrabilla in Western Australia. It runs from just east of the South Australian border to shortly east of Caiguna. It is included in the tz database with designator Australia/Eucla.

References

"Time zones and daylight saving". Australian Government Website. Government of Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
"Annual Report 2012–2013" (PDF). Shire of Dundas. Shire of Dundas (WA). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
"Central Western Standard Time: The Time Zone You Won't Find on a Map". Basement Geographer. Basement Geographer. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Find cities currently in UTC+08:45

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[1] "Time zones and daylight saving". Australian Government Website. Government of Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[2] "Annual Report 2012–2013" (PDF). Shire of Dundas. Shire of Dundas (WA). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[3] "Central Western Standard Time: The Time Zone You Won't Find on a Map". Basement Geographer. Basement Geographer. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)