Time difference between Sydney and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is currently 17 hours behind Sydney. The best shared working window is 23:00–24:00 UTC, 1 hours of it. The table below shows the hours side by side.
National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.
09:00 Sydney At work = 16:00 Los Angeles At work
Tap any hour to read it in both cities.
Hour by hour
| Sydney | Los Angeles | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 07:00 | |
| 01:00 | 08:00 | |
| 02:00 | 09:00 | |
| 03:00 | 10:00 | |
| 04:00 | 11:00 | |
| 05:00 | 12:00 | |
| 06:00 | 13:00 | |
| 07:00 | 14:00 | |
| 08:00 | 15:00 | |
| 09:00 | 16:00 | both at work |
| 10:00 | 17:00 | |
| 11:00 | 18:00 | |
| 12:00 | 19:00 | |
| 13:00 | 20:00 | |
| 14:00 | 21:00 | |
| 15:00 | 22:00 | |
| 16:00 | 23:00 | |
| 17:00 | 00:00 | |
| 18:00 | 01:00 | |
| 19:00 | 02:00 | |
| 20:00 | 03:00 | |
| 21:00 | 04:00 | |
| 22:00 | 05:00 | |
| 23:00 | 06:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both Sydney and Los Angeles.
The working week
- Sydney
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Los Angeles
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many hours between Sydney and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 17 hours behind Sydney (-17 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 23:00–24:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Sydney works 09:00–17:00 and Los Angeles works 09:00–17:00, each in their own local time.