Current Time in Sydney, Australia
The time in Sydney right now, with its time zone, daylight saving dates and the difference from where you are.
Sydney keeps Australian Eastern Time: AEST UTC+10 in winter, AEDT UTC+11 in summer.
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Sydney’s time zone
Sydney keeps Australian Eastern Time: AEST (UTC+10) for the colder months and AEDT (UTC+11) while daylight saving is on. In 2027 the clocks go back on Sunday 4 April and forward again on Sunday 3 October. Phones and computers set Sydney’s clocks from the Australia/Sydney zone of the IANA tz database, and so does this page.
Sydney keeps Australian Eastern Time with the rest of New South Wales, which has observed summer time every year since 1971, as have Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT. Since 2008 the season has run from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April, the southern summer, so Sydney moves its clocks in the opposite direction to Europe and North America.
Queensland is the exception on the east coast. It last used daylight saving in the summer of 1991–92, so from October to April Brisbane, on UTC+10, is an hour behind Sydney, on UTC+11, though both are AEST in winter. The opposite seasons also mean the gap to London swings by two hours over the year: Sydney is 9 hours ahead in the northern summer and 11 hours ahead in the northern winter, with short weeks in March, April and October when only one side has changed.
AEST = UTC +10 · AEDT = UTC +11
- Queensland last observed daylight saving time in 1991–92, so Brisbane stays on UTC+10 all year. Source: IANA tz database, file “australasia”.
Sydney time compared with other cities
How far ahead or behind each place is, on Wednesday 13 January 2027 and Wednesday 14 July 2027, and the time there when it is 9:00 am in Sydney in January.
| Place | In January | In July | At 9:00 am in Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 2 h ahead | 2 h ahead | 11:00 am |
| Tokyo | 2 h behind | 1 h behind | 7:00 am |
| Singapore | 3 h behind | 2 h behind | 6:00 am |
| India | 5 h 30 min behind | 4 h 30 min behind | 3:30 am |
| London | 11 h behind | 9 h behind | 10:00 pm (day before) |
| Los Angeles | 19 h behind | 17 h behind | 2:00 pm (day before) |
| New York | 16 h behind | 14 h behind | 5:00 pm (day before) |
| China | 3 h behind | 2 h behind | 6:00 am |
| UTC | 11 h behind | 10 h behind | 10:00 pm (day before) |
Clock changes in Sydney, 2026 to 2028
| Date | Clocks | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 5 Apr 2026 | back 1 h, 3:00 am → 2:00 am | AEST (UTC+10) |
| Sun 4 Oct 2026 | forward 1 h, 2:00 am → 3:00 am | AEDT (UTC+11) |
| Sun 4 Apr 2027 | back 1 h, 3:00 am → 2:00 am | AEST (UTC+10) |
| Sun 3 Oct 2027 | forward 1 h, 2:00 am → 3:00 am | AEDT (UTC+11) |
| Sun 2 Apr 2028 | back 1 h, 3:00 am → 2:00 am | AEST (UTC+10) |
| Sun 1 Oct 2028 | forward 1 h, 2:00 am → 3:00 am | AEDT (UTC+11) |
Frequently Asked Questions
What time zone is Sydney in?
Sydney is on Australian Eastern Time: AEST, UTC+10, in winter and AEDT, UTC+11, in summer. Its tz database zone is Australia/Sydney.
Is Sydney on the same time as Brisbane?
Only from April to October. Brisbane stays on AEST (UTC+10) all year, while Sydney moves to AEDT (UTC+11) from October to April, putting it an hour ahead.
Is Melbourne on the same time as Sydney?
Yes. Victoria and New South Wales change their clocks on the same days, so Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Hobart always show the same time.