how far ahead is sydney australia

Sydney, Australia is 11 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when on standard time, and 11 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+11) during daylight saving time as of early January 2026.

Time zone basics

• Sydney’s standard time zone is Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), which is UTC+10.

• During daylight saving (summer), Sydney uses Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), which is UTC+11.

When the clocks change

• Daylight saving in Sydney typically runs from early October to early April, when clocks are set 1 hour forward compared with standard time.

• In 2026, Sydney moves back from AEDT to AEST on Sunday 5 April at 3:00 a.m., reducing the offset from UTC+11 to UTC+10.

Rough differences to major cities

These differences can shift when the other place changes its own clocks, but around early January 2026:

• Sydney is about 16 hours ahead of New York (which is on Eastern Standard Time).

• Sydney is about 11 hours ahead of London when London is on standard time (UTC), and 9 hours ahead when London is on British Summer Time (UTC+1).

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