Updated Aug 2026

Current Time in Sydney, Australia

Name: Sydney
Address: Sydney, Australia

Sydney uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, with AEST (UTC +10:00) during standard time and AEDT (UTC +11:00) during daylight saving time.

Sydney, Australia — Live Clock

3:46:22 PM

AEST · UTC +10:00

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Sunrise

5:55 AM

Sunset

5:47 PM

Day Length

11h 52m

Population

5.3 M

-33.8688° S, 151.2093° E · 58 m elevation · September 16, 2026

Sydney Time Zone

Time Zone

Australia/Sydney

AEST

Standard Time

AEST

UTC +10:00

Daylight Time

AEDT

UTC +11:00

Next DST Change

Follows local rules

This city’s business rhythm

Sydney — Australia's financial capital

Sydney runs on AEDT (summer, UTC+11) or AEST (winter, UTC+10). Same offset as Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart. Note: Brisbane also uses AEST year-round (no DST in Queensland), so Brisbane and Sydney are on the same clock in winter and 1 h apart in summer. ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) trading runs 10 AM - 4 PM AEDT/AEST. Sydney anchors Australian financial services.

Regional context

Timezones across Oceania

Oceania is dominated by Australia's three timezones — AEDT/AEST (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane), ACDT/ACST (Adelaide, Darwin, +30 min), AWDT/AWST (Perth). New Zealand sits an additional 2-3 h ahead. Queensland (Brisbane), Northern Territory, and Western Australia do not observe DST — so summer flips create a moving mix of neighbouring-city offsets. Auckland is one of the earliest cities to open the world business day.

About Sydney Time: AEST & AEDT

Check the current local time in Sydney, Australia. Sydney uses the Australia/Sydney time zone (AEST, UTC+10) and observes daylight saving time (AEDT, UTC+11) part of the year. Use this page to see the exact current time in Sydney and plan calls or meetings across time zones.