Australia · New South Wales
Current local time in Sydney
Sydney keeps time on the Australia/Sydney zone, currently UTC+10. The offset shifts twice a year with daylight saving, and the clock below always reflects the rule in force today. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+10
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Next clock change
- Sun, Oct 4, 2026 → UTC+11
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- New South Wales
- Coordinates
- -33.87°, 151.21°
- Population
- 5,638,830
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Sydney today
Computed from Sydney's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:16 AM
- Sunset
- 5:33 PM
- Solar noon
- 11:55 AM
- Day length
- 11h 17m
- Civil dawn
- 5:47 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:02 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:46 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:04 PM
Sydney time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Sydney is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:06 PM | 17h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:06 PM | 9h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:06 AM | 6h ahead |
| TokyoJapan | 07:06 AM | 1h ahead |
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Sydneytime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Sydney right now?
- Sydney is on Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Sydney in?
- Sydney uses the IANA time zone Australia/Sydney, which is UTC+10 at the moment. The offset shifts across the year because the zone observes daylight saving time.
- Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The next change is on Sun, Oct 4, 2026, shifting the offset to UTC+11.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Sydney today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:16 AM and sets at about 5:33 PM local time in Sydney, giving roughly 11h 17m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:55 AM.
Working with Sydney time
Scheduling across Australia/Sydney is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.