Current Time in Sydney

Quick answer: Sydney uses AEST (UTC+10) in standard time · AEDT (UTC+11) during October-April.

Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time. In winter the label is AEST, which is UTC+10. During daylight saving months, Sydney switches to AEDT, which is UTC+11.

Australia’s DST season runs opposite to North America and Europe because Sydney is in the Southern Hemisphere. That’s the part that trips people up: Sydney moves forward around October and back around April, while New York and London follow their own spring and autumn rhythm.

Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and Hobart usually share the same eastern clock. Brisbane is the common exception: Queensland stays on AEST year-round, so Sydney and Brisbane match in winter but split by one hour during Sydney’s daylight saving season.

New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT put their clocks forward on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April, so Sydney is on summer time while Europe and North America are on winter time. Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory do not change at all. The next three years:

Dates for every region: 2026, 2027 and 2028.

Sydney works well with Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and New Zealand. Calls with Europe and North America are more delicate because one side usually has to take an early or late slot.

For New York, late afternoon or evening on the US East Coast often becomes the next morning in Sydney. Put the day in the invite title if the meeting crosses midnight. It saves everyone a round of “wait, is that Tuesday for me?” messages.

For a live overlap finder, use the meeting scheduler or convert an exact time with the time zone converter.