What time is it in Sydney?
Sydney, Australia, is in the Australia/Sydney timezone (UTC+10). The sun rises around 06:50 local time.
Sydney, UTC+10Australia/Sydney
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Daylight
- 10 h 22 min
Sydney Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Sydney? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Sydney is UTC+10, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Sydney on your clock
Pick a time in Sydney and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Sydney at a glance
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 4,627,345
- Currency
- AUD
- Dialling code
- +61
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates
- -33.87, 151.21
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Sydney
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Tokyo shares the most at 7 a day.
About the time in Sydney
Sydney keeps the Australia/Sydney timezone, UTC+10 right now. It observes daylight saving time, so the offset shifts between winter (UTC+11) and summer (UTC+10), the live clock above always uses the correct one. That makes Sydney 10 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–17:00 in Sydney, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 0 h overlap
- London, 0 h overlap
- Singapore, 6 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 06:50 and sets around 17:12 in Sydney. The days are currently getting about 2 minutes longer each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous. Sun times and golden hour in Sydney →
It is currently week 31. The next clock change in Sydney lands on 3 October 2026, when clocks go forward one hour. The city is also home to the Australian Securities Exchange: is the ASX open right now?
Most offices in Sydney run 09:00–17:00 in UTC+10. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Sydney
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
FAQ
Which timezone is Sydney in?
Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, which is UTC+10.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?
The Australia/Sydney zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.