Sydney to Honolulu
Live, right now. Australia/Sydney → Pacific/Honolulu · 8,166 km (5,071 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 | Honolulu | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 4am Thu | 00:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Honolulu |
| 1am | 5am Thu | 01:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Honolulu |
| 2am | 6am Thu | 02:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Honolulu |
| 3am | 7am Thu | 03:00 → 07:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 4am | 8am Thu | 04:00 → 08:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 5am | 9am Thu | 05:00 → 09:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 6am now | 10am Thu | 06:00 → 10:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 7am | 11am Thu | 07:00 → 11:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 12pm Thu | 08:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 1pm Thu | 09:00 → 13:00 | both at work |
| 10am | 2pm Thu | 10:00 → 14:00 | both at work |
| 11am | 3pm Thu | 11:00 → 15:00 | both at work |
| 12pm | 4pm Thu | 12:00 → 16:00 | both at work |
| 1pm | 5pm Thu | 13:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 2pm | 6pm Thu | 14:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 3pm | 7pm Thu | 15:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 4pm | 8pm Thu | 16:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 5pm | 9pm Thu | 17:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 10pm Thu | 18:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Honolulu |
| 7pm | 11pm Thu | 19:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Honolulu |
| 8pm | 12am | 20:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Honolulu |
| 9pm | 1am | 21:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Honolulu |
| 10pm | 2am | 22:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Honolulu |
| 11pm | 3am | 23:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Honolulu |
Call times
Both places are at work between 9am and 13:00 in Sydney — 1pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Honolulu when it is 6:54 am in Sydney?
10:54 am in Honolulu the previous day.
How many hours ahead is Honolulu of Sydney?
Honolulu is 20 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 Honolulu?
Both places are at work between 9am and 13:00 in Sydney — 1pm to 4pm at the other end.
When does the difference between Sydney and Honolulu change?
Sydney: Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). Honolulu does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.