Current local time in Sydney, Australia
Sydney is on Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10), moving to UTC+11 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Australian Eastern Standard TimeIANA: Australia/Sydney
- UTC offset
- UTC+10 / UTC+11standard / daylight saving
- Next clock change
- 4 October 2026Forward 1 hour, 02:00 → 03:00
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- AustraliaOceania
- Population
- 5.6 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +61currency: Dollar (AUD)
- Coordinates
- 33.87° S, 151.21° ESouthern Hemisphere
The sun in Sydney today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Sydney
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Sydney | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 9h behind | None |
| US New York | --:-- | 14h behind | None |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 17h behind | 2h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 8h behind | 1h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 6h behind | 3h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 4h 30m behind | 4h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 2h behind | 7h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 2h behind | 7h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 13h behind | None |
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Best time to call Sydney
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Sydney
Sydney switches between Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11). Upcoming changes:
- Sunday, 4 October 2026: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC+10 → UTC+11)
- Sunday, 4 April 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 03:00, to 02:00 (UTC+11 → UTC+10)
- Sunday, 3 October 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC+10 → UTC+11)
- Sunday, 2 April 2028: clocks go back 1 hour at 03:00, to 02:00 (UTC+11 → UTC+10)
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Sydney
Australia is wide enough to use 3 different standard times, from UTC+8 to UTC+10; Sydney uses UTC+10.
Sunrise and sunset in Sydney, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:47 | 20:09 | 14h 22m |
| February | 06:16 | 20:01 | 13h 45m |
| March | 06:42 | 19:33 | 12h 50m |
| April | 07:06 | 18:51 | 11h 45m |
| May | 06:29 | 17:15 | 10h 46m |
| June | 06:51 | 16:54 | 10h 03m |
| July | 07:00 | 16:56 | 9h 56m |
| August | 06:48 | 17:14 | 10h 27m |
| September | 06:14 | 17:36 | 11h 22m |
| October | 05:33 | 17:56 | 12h 24m |
| November | 05:55 | 19:22 | 13h 27m |
| December | 05:37 | 19:50 | 14h 13m |
Longest day: around 21 December 2026, 14h 24m of daylight (sunrise 05:40, sunset 20:05). Shortest day: around 21 June 2026, 9h 54m.
Nearby cities
Straight-line distance and time difference
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What time zone is Sydney in?
Sydney uses the Australia/Sydney time zone (Australian Eastern Standard Time), UTC+10, and Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11, in summer.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 4 October 2026, when clocks go forward 1 hour.
What is the time difference between Sydney and New York?
Right now New York is 14h behind Sydney. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.
What is the time difference between Sydney and London?
London is 9h behind Sydney right now. Their office hours do not overlap, so one side has to call early or late.
When is sunrise and sunset in Sydney?
It depends on the season. Around 21 December 2026 the sun rises about 05:40 and sets about 20:05 (14h 24m of daylight); around 21 June 2026 it rises about 06:59 and sets about 16:53 (9h 54m).
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