Darwin to Sydney
Converting a fixed time. Australia/Darwin → Australia/Sydney · 3,149 km (1,955 miles) apart
7:45 pm in Darwin is
8:15 pm in Sydney.
19:45 → 20:15 on a 24-hour clock ·
ACST → AEST
Darwin now
3:06am
ACST · UTC+9:30
Australia/Darwin
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Sydney now
3:36am
AEST · UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Darwin | Sydney | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 12am | 00:00 → 00:30 | asleep in Sydney |
| 1am | 1am | 01:00 → 01:30 | asleep in Sydney |
| 2am | 2am | 02:00 → 02:30 | asleep in Sydney |
| 3am now | 3am | 03:00 → 03:30 | asleep in Sydney |
| 4am | 4am | 04:00 → 04:30 | asleep in Sydney |
| 5am | 5am | 05:00 → 05:30 | asleep in Sydney |
| 6am | 6am | 06:00 → 06:30 | asleep in Sydney |
| 7am | 7am | 07:00 → 07:30 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 8am | 08:00 → 08:30 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 9am | 09:00 → 09:30 | both at work |
| 10am | 10am | 10:00 → 10:30 | both at work |
| 11am | 11am | 11:00 → 11:30 | both at work |
| 12pm | 12pm | 12:00 → 12:30 | both at work |
| 1pm | 1pm | 13:00 → 13:30 | both at work |
| 2pm | 2pm | 14:00 → 14:30 | both at work |
| 3pm | 3pm | 15:00 → 15:30 | both at work |
| 4pm | 4pm | 16:00 → 16:30 | both at work |
| 5pm | 5pm | 17:00 → 17:30 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 6pm | 18:00 → 18:30 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 7pm | 19:00 → 19:30 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 8pm | 20:00 → 20:30 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 9pm | 21:00 → 21:30 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 10pm | 22:00 → 22:30 | asleep in Sydney |
| 11pm | 11pm | 23:00 → 23:30 | asleep in Sydney |
Call times
Both places are at work between 9am and 17:00 in Darwin — 9am to 4pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Sydney when it is 7:45 pm in Darwin?
8:15 pm in Sydney the same day.
How many hours ahead is Sydney of Darwin?
Sydney is 30 minutes ahead Darwin. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Darwin and Sydney?
Both places are at work between 9am and 17:00 in Darwin — 9am to 4pm at the other end.