Current local time in Sydney, Australia

Current local time in Sydney, Australia. Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11), Summer time (AEDT, UTC+11) until 4 Apr 2027. Compare Sydney time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Sydney: 04:31 · Saturday, 31 October 2026

Sydney time zone

Sydney uses Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), UTC+11. Summer time (AEDT, UTC+11) until 4 Apr 2027; it then changes to UTC+10. All of Australia uses one time zone, Australian Eastern Daylight Time.

Time difference from Sydney

City	Difference	Time there
London	11 hours behind	17:31	Compare
New York	15 hours behind	13:31	Compare
Los Angeles	18 hours behind	10:31	Compare
Berlin	10 hours behind	18:31	Compare
Dubai	7 hours behind	21:31	Compare
Delhi	5 hours 30 minutes behind	23:01	Compare
Singapore	3 hours behind	01:31	Compare
Tokyo	2 hours behind	02:31	Compare
Copenhagen	10 hours behind	18:31	Compare

Sun in Sydney today

Sunrise 06:09 · Sunset 19:41 · Day length 13h 32m.

About Sydney

Australia

Region: New South Wales
Coordinates: -33.8678°, 151.2073°
Population: 5,638,830
Dialing code: +61
Currency: AUD (Dollar)

Public holidays in Australia

Tuesday 3 November - Melbourne Cup
Friday 25 December - Christmas Day
Monday 28 December - Boxing Day
Friday 1 January - New Year's Day
Tuesday 26 January - Australia Day

Airports near Sydney

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), 9 km south
Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), 21 km west
Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI), 46 km west

Same time zone

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk · Nouméa · Magadan · Honiara · Arawa · Port-Vila · Melbourne · Newcastle · Canberra · Central Coast · Geelong · Wollongong

All of Australia uses one time zone, Australian Eastern Daylight Time.

Nearby cities

Canberra · Gold Coast · Toowoomba · Bendigo · Melbourne · Logan City · City of Port Phillip · Brisbane

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Sydney in?: Sydney uses Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), UTC+11.
02Does Sydney have daylight saving time?: Summer time (AEDT, UTC+11) until 4 Apr 2027; it then changes to UTC+10.
03What is the time difference between Sydney and London?: The current difference is 11 hours.
04What is a good time to call Sydney from New York?: Working hours do not overlap. Best compromise: 08:00 - 09:00 in New York = 23:00 - 00:00 in Sydney.