Time in Sydney
Sydney's time zone
Sydney uses AEST (UTC+10) as standard time and AEDT (UTC+11) during daylight saving time, from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April; the clocks change at 2am standard time. It covers New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT, including Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart. Australia's daylight saving runs over the southern summer, so it is AEDT from October to April. Queensland (Brisbane) stays on AEST all year.
The clock above is worked out in your browser from the time zone database, so it is right whatever time zone you are in.
Time difference from Sydney
- London is 9 hours behind Sydney from the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) to the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward); 11 hours behind from the last Sunday in October (UK and EU clocks go back) to the last Sunday in March (UK and EU clocks go forward); and 10 hours behind from the last Sunday in March (UK and EU clocks go forward) to the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) and from the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward) to the last Sunday in October (UK and EU clocks go back).
- New York is 14 hours behind Sydney from the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) to the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward); 16 hours behind from the first Sunday in November (US clocks go back) to the second Sunday in March (US clocks go forward); and 15 hours behind from the second Sunday in March (US clocks go forward) to the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) and from the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward) to the first Sunday in November (US clocks go back).
- Los Angeles is 17 hours behind Sydney from the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) to the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward); 19 hours behind from the first Sunday in November (US clocks go back) to the second Sunday in March (US clocks go forward); and 18 hours behind from the second Sunday in March (US clocks go forward) to the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) and from the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward) to the first Sunday in November (US clocks go back).
- Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April, and 1 hour behind from the first Sunday in April to the first Sunday in October.
- Singapore is 3 hours behind Sydney from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April, and 2 hours behind from the first Sunday in April to the first Sunday in October.
Handy for
- Calling family or colleagues in Australia
- Watching Australian sport live from abroad
- Finding the short daily overlap with Europe
To plan a call, add your cities to the planner above: it shows where working hours overlap on any date. To convert one time, try AEST to GMT.
Questions
What time zone is Sydney in?
Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time: AEST (UTC+10) as standard time and AEDT (UTC+11) during daylight saving time.
Does Sydney have daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks go forward an hour on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April, at 2am standard time.
What is the time difference between Sydney and London?
London is 9 hours behind Sydney from the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) to the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward); 11 hours behind from the last Sunday in October (UK and EU clocks go back) to the last Sunday in March (UK and EU clocks go forward); and 10 hours behind from the last Sunday in March (UK and EU clocks go forward) to the first Sunday in April (Australian clocks go back) and from the first Sunday in October (Australian clocks go forward) to the last Sunday in October (UK and EU clocks go back).
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