Time in Sydney, New South Wales right now
Sydney is in New South Wales and uses Australian Eastern Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Sydney.
- State
- New South Wales
- Time zone
- Australian Eastern Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, from 4 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027
- Population
- 5,638,830
- Coordinates
- 33.8678° S, 151.2073° E
Sunrise and sunset times in Sydney today.
Worked out for 33.8678° S, 151.2073° E from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Sydney for 14h 24m, and on the shortest day for 9h 54m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Sydney and other cities.
How the clock in Sydney lines up with the rest of Australia and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Australian Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Adelaide | Australian Central Time | --:-- | |
| Darwin | Australian Central Time | --:-- | |
| Perth | Australian Western Time | --:-- | |
| Auckland | New Zealand | --:-- | |
| Singapore | Singapore | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| New York | United States | --:-- |
Time in places near Sydney.
The closest places listed for New South Wales, with the distance from Sydney and their local time. Place data comes from GeoNames. See every place on the New South Wales page.
Sydney time zone and daylight saving time.
Sydney uses daylight saving time from 4 Oct 2026 to 4 Apr 2027, changing at the same moments as the rest of Australian Eastern Time. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 5 April 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 3:00 local time
- 4 October 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 4 April 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 3:00 local time
- 3 October 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
Sunrise and sunset above move with the clock change, so the light shifts by an hour on those dates.
Quick answers about time in Sydney.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Sydney.
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What time is it in Sydney right now?
Sydney is on Australian Eastern Time, UTC+10, and UTC+11 during daylight saving time. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time to the second.
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What time zone is Sydney in?
Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time. The New South Wales page shows every zone used in the state.
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Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?
Yes. In 2026, clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 5 April 2026 at 3:00 local time and clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 2:00 local time.
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What time does the sun rise in Sydney?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:05, and on the shortest day it rises at 06:59 and sets at 16:53.
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How long is the longest day in Sydney?
The sun is up for 14h 24m on the longest day of the year and for 9h 54m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Sydney and London?
Sydney is 11 hours ahead of London in January and 9 hours ahead of London in July.
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What is the time difference between Sydney and London?
Sydney is 11 hours ahead of London in January and 9 hours ahead of London in July.
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How many people live in Sydney?
Sydney has about 5.6 million people, which makes it one of the places listed for New South Wales on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Sydney?
Sydney sits at 33.8678° S, 151.2073° E in New South Wales.
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Which places are closest to Sydney?
The closest places listed are Redfern, 3 km away, Pymble, 15 km away and Parramatta, 20 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.