Sydney to Darwin
Live, right now. Australia/Sydney → Australia/Darwin · 3,149 km (1,955 miles) apart
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Sydney | Darwin | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 11pm Thu | 00:00 → 23:30 | asleep in Darwin |
| 1am | 12am | 01:00 → 00:30 | asleep in Darwin |
| 2am | 1am | 02:00 → 01:30 | asleep in Darwin |
| 3am | 2am | 03:00 → 02:30 | asleep in Darwin |
| 4am | 3am | 04:00 → 03:30 | asleep in Darwin |
| 5am | 4am | 05:00 → 04:30 | asleep in Darwin |
| 6am now | 5am | 06:00 → 05:30 | asleep in Darwin |
| 7am | 6am | 07:00 → 06:30 | asleep in Darwin |
| 8am | 7am | 08:00 → 07:30 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 8am | 09:00 → 08:30 | awake, not at work |
| 10am | 9am | 10:00 → 09:30 | both at work |
| 11am | 10am | 11:00 → 10:30 | both at work |
| 12pm | 11am | 12:00 → 11:30 | both at work |
| 1pm | 12pm | 13:00 → 12:30 | both at work |
| 2pm | 1pm | 14:00 → 13:30 | both at work |
| 3pm | 2pm | 15:00 → 14:30 | both at work |
| 4pm | 3pm | 16:00 → 15:30 | both at work |
| 5pm | 4pm | 17:00 → 16:30 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 5pm | 18:00 → 17:30 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 6pm | 19:00 → 18:30 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 7pm | 20:00 → 19:30 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 8pm | 21:00 → 20:30 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 9pm | 22:00 → 21:30 | asleep in Sydney |
| 11pm | 10pm | 23:00 → 22:30 | asleep in Darwin |
Call times
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Sydney — 9am to 3pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Darwin when it is 6:03 am in Sydney?
5:33 am in Darwin the same day.
How many hours ahead is Darwin of Sydney?
Darwin is 30 minutes behind Sydney. 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 Sydney and Darwin?
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Sydney — 9am to 3pm at the other end.
When does the difference between Sydney and Darwin change?
Sydney: Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). Darwin does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.