Current time in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney time changes with the Australian season

Sydney uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11). Its daylight-saving season runs through the southern summer, spanning the end and beginning of calendar years. January and July therefore use different offsets.

There is no single Australian clock: Queensland does not observe daylight saving, while New South Wales does. Auckland starts its daylight-saving season before Sydney, so their difference can change between the September and October transition weekends. Use a specific city and date for each participant.

Upcoming clock changes in Sydney

• Sunday, April 4, 2027Clocks move back 60 minutes: 03:00 → 02:00.UTC+11 → UTC+10 · 16:00 UTC
• Sunday, October 3, 2027Clocks move forward 60 minutes: 02:00 → 03:00.UTC+10 → UTC+11 · 16:00 UTC

Moving forward skips local times; moving back repeats them. For a time within the repeated hour, TimeTravel lets you select the earlier or later occurrence.

Calculated on Oct 19, 2026 from available IANA rules. Governments can revise future rules; refresh this page for an updated calculation.

When it is 09:00 in Sydney

These two dated examples show how the same morning appointment can translate across the year. Each cell includes the destination date, in 24-hour time.

Convert your own date from Sydney. The examples are individual instants, not a fixed year-round difference or a recommendation of working hours.