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Sydney to Edinburgh

Converting a fixed time. Australia/Sydney → Europe/London · 16,875 km (10,480 miles) apart

3:30 pm in Sydney is 4:30 am in Edinburgh. 15:30 → 04:30 on a 24-hour clock · AEDT → GMT
Sydney now
12:44am
AEDT · UTC+11 Australia/Sydney

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 4th April 2027, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).

Edinburgh now
1:44pm
GMT · UTC+0 Europe/London

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 12:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).

Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours

Hour by hour

SydneyEdinburgh24hGood to call?
12am now 1pm Fri 00:00 → 13:00 asleep in Sydney
1am 2pm Fri 01:00 → 14:00 asleep in Sydney
2am 3pm Fri 02:00 → 15:00 asleep in Sydney
3am 4pm Fri 03:00 → 16:00 asleep in Sydney
4am 5pm Fri 04:00 → 17:00 asleep in Sydney
5am 6pm Fri 05:00 → 18:00 asleep in Sydney
6am 7pm Fri 06:00 → 19:00 asleep in Sydney
7am 8pm Fri 07:00 → 20:00 awake, not at work
8am 9pm Fri 08:00 → 21:00 awake, not at work
9am 10pm Fri 09:00 → 22:00 asleep in Edinburgh
10am 11pm Fri 10:00 → 23:00 asleep in Edinburgh
11am 12am 11:00 → 00:00 asleep in Edinburgh
12pm 1am 12:00 → 01:00 asleep in Edinburgh
1pm 2am 13:00 → 02:00 asleep in Edinburgh
2pm 3am 14:00 → 03:00 asleep in Edinburgh
3pm 4am 15:00 → 04:00 asleep in Edinburgh
4pm 5am 16:00 → 05:00 asleep in Edinburgh
5pm 6am 17:00 → 06:00 asleep in Edinburgh
6pm 7am 18:00 → 07:00 awake, not at work
7pm 8am 19:00 → 08:00 awake, not at work
8pm 9am 20:00 → 09:00 awake, not at work
9pm 10am 21:00 → 10:00 awake, not at work
10pm 11am 22:00 → 11:00 asleep in Sydney
11pm 12pm 23:00 → 12:00 asleep in Sydney

Call times

There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.

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Questions people ask

What time is it in Edinburgh when it is 3:30 pm in Sydney?

4:30 am in Edinburgh the same day.

How many hours ahead is Edinburgh of Sydney?

Edinburgh is 11 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 Edinburgh?

There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.

When does the difference between Sydney and Edinburgh change?

Sydney: Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 4th April 2027, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change). Edinburgh: Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 12:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).