Sydney time
Sydney, Australia
About time in Sydney
Use this Sydney clock to follow eastern Australian time as seasonal clock changes occur.
Sydney uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) and UTC+11 when daylight saving time applies. This page formats the live display with the IANA timezone Australia/Sydney.
Sydney changes seasonally; check the live display when arranging dates around daylight-saving transitions.
Compare it with Auckland, Tokyo, or Los Angeles for trans-Pacific sessions. Check the live date as well as the hour when locations may be on different calendar days.
Working across timezones
Sydney’s weekday overlaps well with Auckland, Tokyo, Singapore, and other Asia-Pacific centers. London and New York usually require an Australian morning or evening. The gap from Perth changes when New South Wales observes daylight saving, so specify Sydney time rather than simply “Australian time.”
Sydney moves between UTC+10 and UTC+11. Its difference from Melbourne normally stays aligned, but gaps to Perth, Tokyo, Singapore, Honolulu, and other fixed-offset cities change during the daylight-saving season.
Sydney: Harbor Life Beyond the Famous View
Sydney developed around an extraordinary natural harbor, but the city extends far beyond its best-known waterfront view. Ferries, beaches, coastal walks, suburban high streets, national parks, universities, arts venues, and communities from around the world shape daily life across the metropolitan region. Finance, education, technology, healthcare, tourism, food, and creative work all play important roles. The city can feel busy and ambitious, yet an early swim, a shaded park, or a ferry ride home keeps the water and landscape close to everyday routines.
Business-hours examples are orientation for ordinary weekday coordination, not a promise that a person, office, market, school, or public service will be available. Local holidays, flexible schedules, religious observances, remote-work policies, and individual routines can all change the useful overlap, so confirm the participants’ availability before fixing an important event.
Timezone rules are maintained outside this site and can change through government decisions or browser timezone-data updates. Timer on Screen formats the selected IANA timezone with the data available in the current browser. For travel, broadcasts, deadlines, or other consequential plans, verify the final date and time with the organizer or another authoritative source.