Your time, clearly
When do the clocks change in Sydney?
October 4, 2026
Sydney
- UTC offset now
- 10 hours
- Current local time
- 12:01
- Clock direction
- Forward
- Change
- 60 minutes
- Time zone name
- AEST
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 14 hours ahead
Sydney changes its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Saturday, April 4, 2026. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- April 5, 2026 at 02:00
- UTC+11 → UTC+10; April 5, 2026 at 02:59 → April 5, 2026 at 02:00
- October 4, 2026 at 03:00
- UTC+10 → UTC+11; October 4, 2026 at 01:59 → October 4, 2026 at 03:00
- Where this time zone is used
- Australia
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 16:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Sydney with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: April 4, 2026
- Sydney moved from UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00. The recorded change was at 16:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 4, 2025
- Sydney moved from UTC+10:00 to UTC+11:00. The recorded change was at 16:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 5, 2025
- Sydney moved from UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00. The recorded change was at 16:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: October 5, 2024
- Sydney moved from UTC+10:00 to UTC+11:00. The recorded change was at 16:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 6, 2024
- Sydney moved from UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00. The recorded change was at 16:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 30, 2023
- Sydney moved from UTC+10:00 to UTC+11:00. The recorded change was at 16:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 5:00 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Sydney is 16 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 7:00 PM on April 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Sydney is 14 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 7:00 PM on July 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Sydney is 14 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 6:00 PM on October 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Sydney is 15 hours ahead on this date.