Convert Australian Central Standard Time to Colombia Time
Instantly convert Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) to Colombia Time (COT) with our free online calculator.
Australian Central Standard Time
02:50:54 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (ACST)
Colombia Time
12:20:54 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (COT)
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24-Hour Comparison
| ACST | COT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9.5:00 AM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 10.5:00 AM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 11.5:00 AM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 0.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 4:00 AM | 1.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 5:00 AM | 2.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 6:00 AM | 3.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 7:00 AM | 4.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 8:00 AM | 5.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 9:00 AM | 6.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 10:00 AM | 7.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 11:00 AM | 8.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 12:00 PM | 9.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 PM | 10.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 PM | 11.5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 PM | 0.5:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 1.5:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 2.5:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 3.5:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 4.5:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 5.5:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 6.5:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 7.5:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 8.5:00 AM |
How to Convert Australian Central Standard Time to Colombia Time
Formula
To convert Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) to Colombia Time (COT): Convert ACST to COT
About Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST, IANA: Australia/Adelaide, Australia/Darwin) is the civil time of South Australia (SA) + Northern Territory (NT) + Broken Hill area of New South Wales, set at UTC+9:30 — one of the few 30-minute-offset time zones in the developed world. South Australia observes Daylight Saving Time per state legislation (switching to ACDT = UTC+10:30) from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April, while Northern Territory does NOT observe DST (stays on ACST year-round). The 30-minute offset is preserved because central Australia's longitudinal position (135°E) falls between Australian Western Standard Time (AWST = UTC+8) and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST = UTC+10), and the colonial-era decision was to split the difference. ACST serves approximately 1.9 million Australians: 1.7M in SA + 250K in NT + 20K in Broken Hill NSW. Major ACST cities: Adelaide (1.4M metro — South Australia capital), Darwin (150K — Northern Territory capital and the gateway to Asia from northern Australia), Alice Springs (25K — center of Australian Outback tourism + Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park access), Mount Gambier (30K), Whyalla (22K), Broken Hill NSW (18K). Affects: ASX-South-Australian-listed mining-company operations, Darwin port shipping to Indonesia + Timor-Leste.
About Colombia Time (COT)
Colombia Time (COT, IANA: America/Bogota) is the official civil time of the Republic of Colombia, set at UTC-5:00 year-round. Colombia abolished Daylight Saving Time in 1993 after a brief experimental DST period (1992-1993), so COT is observed without seasonal change since then. COT serves approximately 52 million people across Colombia's 32 departments + Bogotá Capital District. Major cities: Bogotá (8M city, 11M metro — capital), Medellín (2.5M city, 4M metro), Cali (2.3M), Barranquilla (1.3M), Cartagena (1M), Cúcuta (700K), Bucaramanga (600K). COT is identical in offset to Eastern Standard Time (EST) US, Cuban Standard Time (CST-Cu), Peru Time (PET), and Ecuador Time (ECT). The San Andrés and Providencia archipelago in the Caribbean Sea (closer to Nicaragua than to mainland Colombia) also observes COT. Affects: Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC) trading hours, Ecopetrol oil-pipeline operations, Café de Colombia harvest-season coordination, and Cartagena de Indias cruise-ship port arrivals scheduling.