Sydney to Datong
Converting a fixed time. Australia/Sydney → Asia/Shanghai · 9,098 km (5,650 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 | Datong | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 10pm Thu | 00:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Datong |
| 1am | 11pm Thu | 01:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Datong |
| 2am | 12am | 02:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Datong |
| 3am | 1am | 03:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Datong |
| 4am | 2am | 04:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Datong |
| 5am | 3am | 05:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Datong |
| 6am now | 4am | 06:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Datong |
| 7am | 5am | 07:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Datong |
| 8am | 6am | 08:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Datong |
| 9am | 7am | 09:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10am | 8am | 10:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 11am | 9am | 11:00 → 09:00 | both at work |
| 12pm | 10am | 12:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 1pm | 11am | 13:00 → 11:00 | both at work |
| 2pm | 12pm | 14:00 → 12:00 | both at work |
| 3pm | 1pm | 15:00 → 13:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 2pm | 16:00 → 14:00 | both at work |
| 5pm | 3pm | 17:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 4pm | 18:00 → 16:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 5pm | 19:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 6pm | 20:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 7pm | 21:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 8pm | 22:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 11pm | 9pm | 23:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Sydney |
Call times
Both places are at work between 11am and 17:00 in Sydney — 9am to 2pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Datong when it is 12:00 pm in Sydney?
10:00 am in Datong the same day.
How many hours ahead is Datong of Sydney?
Datong is 2 hours 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 Datong?
Both places are at work between 11am and 17:00 in Sydney — 9am to 2pm at the other end.
When does the difference between Sydney and Datong change?
Sydney: Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). Datong does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.