What time is it in Sydney right now?

It is 12:26 in Sydney as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Sydney uses the IANA zone Australia/Sydney, currently +10:00.

Which time zone is Sydney in?

Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, which is currently +10:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.

Is Sydney ahead of or behind UTC?

Sydney is currently at +10:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Sydney is 22:00.

Time in Sydney

12:26:26

It is 12:26 on Thursday, 17 September 2026 in Sydney. Sydney is in Australia. Civil time uses the IANA zone Australia/Sydney at +10:00 from UTC (not in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.

Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, switching between UTC+10:00 in winter (AEST) and UTC+11:00 during Australian daylight saving (roughly October–April) — the opposite season from Europe and North America.

Business days often run about 09:00–17:00. London mornings fall in the Sydney evening; California afternoons overlap Sydney’s next-day morning, which is the usual window for US West Coast calls.

Australian DST runs southern-hemisphere months (roughly October–April), opposite Europe and the US. A London morning call is evening in Sydney in July and later still in January.

Sydney time zone

UTC offset: UTC+10:00
IANA: Australia/Sydney
DST: not in effect

Daylight saving in Sydney

Sydney is currently on its standard offset. Clocks in Sydney next go forward on 4 October 2026 at 03:00 local time, moving from UTC+10:00 to UTC+11:00.

Daylight in Sydney today

The sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:47, giving 11 h 56 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:49, 10 minutes before the clock reads twelve, because Sydney sits east of the 150° E meridian its current offset is built on.

Sunrise: 05:51
Sunset: 17:47
Daylight: 11 h 56 m
Solar noon: 11:49Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.

Best time to call Sydney

Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Sydney and the same hours in other major cities.

City	Local now	Working overlap
Tokyo	11:26	7 h · 10:00–17:00 in Sydney
Delhi	07:56	4 h · 13:30–17:00 in Sydney
Shanghai	10:26	6 h · 11:00–17:00 in Sydney
Dhaka	08:26	4 h · 13:00–17:00 in Sydney
São Paulo	23:26	No overlap
Cairo	05:26	1 h · 16:00–17:00 in Sydney

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About Sydney

Population: 5,450,496The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
Region: New South Wales
Coordinates: 33.8678° S, 151.2100° ELatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Calling code: +61Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
Languages: English
Airports: SYDSydney Kingsford SmithArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Sydney local time, not the time where you booked.

Frequently asked questions about time in Sydney

What time is it in Sydney right now?: It is 12:26 in Sydney as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Sydney uses the IANA zone Australia/Sydney, currently +10:00.
Which time zone is Sydney in?: Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, which is currently +10:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.
Is Sydney ahead of or behind UTC?: Sydney is currently at +10:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Sydney is 22:00.