Sydney

Sydney follows Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) in winter and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) during daylight saving. The exact current time depends on the time of year and your own location. You can check the live clock on this page for the accurate current time in Sydney, Australia.

Sydney is in the Australian Eastern time zone. It observes AEST (UTC+10) from April to October and switches to AEDT (UTC+11) from October to April during daylight saving time. Sydney's daylight saving runs opposite to the Northern Hemisphere — clocks go forward in spring (October) and back in autumn (April).

Sydney is typically 10–11 hours ahead of London. The exact difference shifts between 10 and 11 hours depending on whether daylight saving is active in Sydney and/or the UK, since both regions observe DST at different times of the year.

Sydney is generally 14–16 hours ahead of New York. The gap varies throughout the year because Australia and the United States apply daylight saving on different schedules. During Australian AEDT (summer) the difference can be 16 hours, while it may drop to 14 hours at other times.

Sydney is ahead of GMT. In standard time (AEST) Sydney is UTC+10, meaning it is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. During daylight saving (AEDT) it moves to UTC+11. Visitors searching for 'Sidney time' will find the same information — Sidney is an alternate spelling for this Australian city.

Yes, New South Wales (where Sydney is located) observes daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in early October and return to standard time in early April. Not all Australian states follow DST — Queensland, for example, does not — so the time difference between Sydney and Brisbane changes during DST periods.

Sydney's UTC offset is UTC+10 during Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) and UTC+11 during Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). The offset switches automatically each October and April when daylight saving begins and ends.