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Current Time in Sydney

The live local time in Sydney, Australia — computed in your browser from the IANA time zone Australia/Sydney, so daylight saving is always applied correctly for today.

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Time zone facts for Sydney

  • IANA time zone: Australia/Sydney
  • Standard offset: UTC+10
  • Daylight saving: observed — the offset moves to UTC+11 while DST is active (the live clock above already reflects today's status).
  • January / July offset: UTC+11 / UTC+10
  • Offset as of August 2026: UTC+10 — daylight saving not in effect
  • Next clock change: clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, October 4, 2026 (local date), moving the offset from UTC+10 to UTC+11

Sydney time — frequently asked questions

What time zone is Sydney in?

Sydney uses the IANA time zone Australia/Sydney. Its standard offset is UTC+10, moving to UTC+11 while daylight saving time is active.

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. The offset is UTC+11 in January and UTC+10 in July. As of August 2026, daylight saving is not in effect and the offset is UTC+10.

When do the clocks next change in Sydney?

As of August 2026, the next scheduled change is: clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, October 4, 2026 (local date), moving the offset from UTC+10 to UTC+11.

How does Sydney time compare with UTC, London, and New York?

As of August 2026, Sydney is on UTC+10 and 9 hours ahead of London and 14 hours ahead of New York. These differences shift whenever either side changes its clocks for daylight saving.

Business-hours overlap

When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney (as of August 2026), it is 12:00 AM in London, 7:00 PM the previous day in New York, and 8:00 AM in Tokyo. These readings shift when any of the cities changes its clocks — the Meeting Planner computes the overlap for your exact date.

Convert a time for Sydney

Planning a call or a deadline? Use the Time Zone Converter to translate any date and time to or from Sydney — DST-correct for that exact date — or line up working hours side by side in the Meeting Planner.

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All times are computed locally in your browser from its IANA time zone data and your device's clock — checked against our own server with an anonymous timestamp request where possible. Nothing you enter is transmitted. See the methodology page.