What time is it in Sydney right now?
Current Sydney time, Australia/Sydney time zone (GMT+11:00), daylight saving status, and the live time difference with major world cities.
Sunday, November 8, 2026 · GMT+11:00 · Daylight saving time active
It is afternoon in Sydney, Australia. Time zone: Australia/Sydney.
GMT+11:00
Active now
Typical office hours 09:00–17:00, Monday to Friday; the ASX trades 10:00–16:00 AEST/AEDT.
Sydney time difference with major cities
Live offset between Sydney and key global cities. Values update automatically and account for daylight saving time on both sides.
| City | Local time | Difference vs Sydney | Convert |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 22:01 | -16h | Sydney to New York |
| London | 03:01 | -11h | Sydney to London |
| Tokyo | 12:01 | -2h | Sydney to Tokyo |
| Beijing | 11:01 | -3h | Sydney to Beijing |
About time in Sydney
Sydney runs on Australian Eastern Time and, being in the Southern Hemisphere, keeps daylight saving in the months when the north does not — its summer is the northern winter. Clocks go forward on the first Sunday of October (UTC+10 → UTC+11) and back on the first Sunday of April, the mirror image of Europe and North America. Because of this reversed schedule, Sydney’s gap to London can swing by two hours across the year as the two hemispheres shift in opposite directions, which catches schedulers off guard. Australia is a puzzle even internally: neighbouring Queensland does not observe DST, so Sydney and Brisbane briefly share a clock and then diverge each October. Sydney’s harbour fireworks at midnight on New Year’s Eve are among the first major celebrations seen worldwide, making the city a symbolic early marker on the global clock. The ASX opens at 10:00 local time, and daylight saving means summer evenings stay light past 20:00.
Location
Largest city in Australia on the southeastern coast, at about 33°S latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
Daylight saving rules
Observes DST on the southern schedule: clocks go forward on the first Sunday of October (AEST → AEDT, UTC+10 → UTC+11) and back on the first Sunday of April.
What Sydney time is known for
- Southern-Hemisphere reversed DST
- Harbour NYE fireworks (early global midnight)
- State-by-state DST split
Common questions about Sydney time
What time is it in Sydney right now?
It is currently 14:01 in Sydney (Sunday, November 8, 2026), which is GMT+11:00.
What time zone is Sydney in?
Sydney uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently GMT+11:00. Sydney observes daylight saving time, so the offset changes twice a year.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Sydney is currently on daylight saving time. Observes DST on the southern schedule: clocks go forward on the first Sunday of October (AEST → AEDT, UTC+10 → UTC+11) and back on the first Sunday of April.
What is the time difference between Sydney and New York?
Sydney is +16h compared with New York. Check the table above for the live value, which can shift when either city changes its clocks.