> Current local time in Sydney, Australia: AEDT (UTC+11) until April 4, then AEST (UTC+10). Compare cities and plan meetings. > > Markdown version of https://wherora.com/time/sydney/ for AI agents and assistants. Live clocks and interactive tools need JavaScript: open the page in a browser to use them. # Time in Sydney. Australia · AEST/AEDT · Australia/Sydney **Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11)** until Sunday, April 4, 2027, when the clocks go back an hour to Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10). Right now it’s 16 hours ahead of New York and 11 hours ahead of London. Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/) ## Time zone in Sydney Sydney uses **Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10)** in winter and **Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11)** in summer. Brisbane uses the same standard time but does not change its clocks, so Sydney is an hour ahead of Brisbane in summer. Time zone : Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) / Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) UTC offset : UTC+10 (standard) · UTC+11 (summer) Daylight saving : Yes IANA zone : Australia/Sydney ### Clock changes in Sydney, 2026–2027 - **Sunday, April 5, 2026**: clocks go back one hour at 3:00 AM, to 2:00 AM (AEST, UTC+10) - **Sunday, October 4, 2026**: clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM, to 3:00 AM (AEDT, UTC+11) - **Sunday, April 4, 2027**: clocks go back one hour at 3:00 AM, to 2:00 AM (AEST, UTC+10) - **Sunday, October 3, 2027**: clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM, to 3:00 AM (AEDT, UTC+11) Other countries change on different dates, so the gap between cities can shift for a week or more. [See how daylight saving affects meetings](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-gap-weeks/). ### Plan meetings with Sydney Shared working hours and time differences for popular pairs: - [New York to Sydney time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-sydney/) - [Singapore to Sydney time](https://wherora.com/compare/singapore-sydney/) Run a website, blog or intranet? [Add a free Sydney clock to your site](https://wherora.com/embed/?city=sydney). It keeps the right time on its own. To compare Sydney with any other place, use the clock above: press **+ Add city**, or set a date and drag the timeline to check a future meeting. [Convert a specific time](https://wherora.com/convert/) or [plan a meeting for up to six cities](https://wherora.com/meeting/). ## Sydney: quick answers ### What time zone is Sydney in? Sydney uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) as standard time and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) during daylight saving time. On phones and computers its time zone is called Australia/Sydney. ### Does Sydney observe daylight saving time? Yes. Clocks in Sydney go back one hour on Sunday, April 4, 2027, and forward one hour on Sunday, October 3, 2027. ### What time is it in Sydney when it’s 9 AM in New York? 1:00 AM the next day in Sydney. Sydney is 16 hours ahead of New York right now. From March 14, when New York changes its clocks, 9 AM in New York is 12:00 AM the next day in Sydney. 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Read our guides[Clock changes this autumn](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-time-dates/)[Daylight saving gap weeks](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-gap-weeks/)[Fair meetings across time zones](https://wherora.com/guides/fair-meetings-across-time-zones/)[Time zone abbreviations](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/)[All guides](https://wherora.com/guides/) --- Source: https://wherora.com/time/sydney/ · Site guide for agents: https://wherora.com/llms.txt · How times are calculated: https://wherora.com/about/methodology/