Current Time in Sydney, Australia: Clock and Time Zone

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Read the time in Sydney
The big digits show the current time there, with the seconds, and the date below.
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The line under the date says how many hours Sydney is ahead of or behind your device, and its UTC offset.
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Time zone in Sydney

Sydney is on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) in winter and switches to Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) in summer. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Australia/Sydney: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.

Clock changes in Sydney:

2026: back 1 h on Sunday, April 5, 2026 (3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM), then forward 1 h on Sunday, October 4, 2026 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM).
2027: back 1 h on Sunday, April 4, 2027 (3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM), then forward 1 h on Sunday, October 3, 2027 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM).

In southeastern Australia, clocks go forward on the first Sunday of October and back on the first Sunday of April. The seasons are reversed: summer time runs while Europe and North America are in winter.

By the sun, noon in Sydney falls at about 11:55 AM in winter and 12:55 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 151.21° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Sydney.

Time difference with major cities

When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Sydney, it is:

City	January	July
New York	8:00 PM, day before	10:00 PM, day before
Los Angeles	5:00 PM, day before	7:00 PM, day before
London	1:00 AM	3:00 AM
Paris	2:00 AM	4:00 AM
Tokyo	10:00 AM	11:00 AM
Chicago	7:00 PM, day before	9:00 PM, day before

The gap with Tokyo changes by one hour during the year, because Sydney changes its clocks and this city does not. With New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Chicago, the gap is not the same in January and July: the clocks change at other times of the year there.

Best time to call Sydney from New York

To reach someone at work in Sydney from New York: in January, the best window is from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM the next day in Sydney. In July, the best window is from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM the next day in Sydney.

Detailed time differences: Paris and Sydney, London and Sydney. For any other city, use the time zone converter.

Questions

What time zone is Sydney in?

Sydney is on Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10, AEST), and on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11) in summer. The time zone identifier is Australia/Sydney.

Does Sydney have daylight saving time?

Yes. In 2027, clocks go back on Sunday, April 4, 2027 and forward on Sunday, October 3, 2027.

What is the time difference between Sydney and New York?

In January Sydney is 16 h ahead of New York; in July, 14 h ahead of New York. The gap changes because the two cities change their clocks at different times of the year.

Is the time shown for Sydney exact?

Yes. It comes from your device’s clock, converted with the official time zone rules for Australia/Sydney. If your own clock is a few seconds off, the time shown for Sydney is off by the same amount.

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