Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+10
- Time zone
- Australia/SydneyAEST
- Sunrise
- 8:36 pm
- Sunset
- 7:23 am
- Daylight
- 10 hours 47 minutes104 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 51 days
Daylight saving in Sydney
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Sydney is on AEST, UTC+10 — standard time. That is 51 days away.
Sydney time to your time
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Time difference between Sydney and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:22 pm Wed | 16:22 | 17 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:22 pm Wed | 17:22 | 16 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:22 pm Wed | 18:22 | 15 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:22 pm Wed | 19:22 | 14 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:22 pm Wed | 19:22 | 14 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:22 pm Wed | 20:22 | 13 hours behind |
| London BST | 12:22 am | 00:22 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 1:22 am | 01:22 | 8 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 1:22 am | 01:22 | 8 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:22 am | 01:22 | 8 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 2:22 am | 02:22 | 7 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 2:22 am | 02:22 | 7 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:22 am | 03:22 | 6 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 4:52 am | 04:52 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 7:22 am | 07:22 | 2 hours behind |
| Tokyo JST | 8:22 am | 08:22 | 1 hour behind |
| Auckland NZST | 11:22 am | 11:22 | 2 hours ahead |
About Sydney
- Population
- 5638830
- Coordinates
- -33.868, 151.207
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- IANA zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Solar noon
- 2:00 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Sydney right now?
It is 9:22 am (09:22 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Sydney. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Sydney in?
Sydney uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEST (UTC+10). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like AEST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Sydney on daylight saving time right now?
No. Sydney is on standard time (AEST). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Sydney?
The next change is on Sunday, 4th October 2026. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+11.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sydney today?
The sun rises at 6:36 am and sets at 5:23 pm today, giving 10 hours 47 minutes of daylight. That is 104 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Sydney of Los Angeles?
Sydney is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:22 am in Sydney, it is 4:22 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Sydney?
Sydney is in New South Wales, Australia, at 33.87° S, 151.21° E, with a population of about 5,638,830. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.