Current time in Sydney, Australia

7:00:13 PM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11. It observes daylight saving time.

About 5.6 million people live in Sydney, Australia. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD, 9 km away).

Time zone: Australia/Sydney
UTC offset now: UTC+11
Daylight saving time: In effect now
Sunrise today: 6:01 AM
Sunset today: 7:16 PM
Daylight: 13 h 15 min
Population: 5,638,830
Currency: Dollar (AUD)
Dialing code: +61
Languages (country): English
Next clock change: Clocks fall back 1 hour on Sun, Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM local (UTC+11 to UTC+10)
Airports: SYD 9 km

Sydney · nominal UTC+10 band · night shaded

Sydney compared with major cities

City	Time now	Difference	Converter
New York	4:00 AM	−15 h	Convert
Los Angeles	1:00 AM	−18 h	Convert
London	8:00 AM	−11 h	Convert
Paris	9:00 AM	−10 h	Convert
Dubai	12:00 PM	−7 h	Convert
Mumbai	1:30 PM	−5.5 h	Convert
Singapore	4:00 PM	−3 h	Convert
Tokyo	5:00 PM	−2 h	Convert

Cities near Sydney

Melbourne7:00 PM · ±0 h713 km away
Brisbane6:00 PM · −1 h733 km away
Adelaide6:30 PM · −0.5 h1,162 km away
Auckland9:00 PM · +2 h2,156 km away
Wellington9:00 PM · +2 h2,226 km away
Port Moresby6:00 PM · −1 h2,744 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for -33.87°, 151.21° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.