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Time difference between Los Angeles and Sydney

Short answer

Sydney is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Right now it is 05:35 in Los Angeles (PDT, UTC−7) and 22:35 in Sydney (GMT+10, UTC+10).

Right now

Los Angeles · United States

05:35

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Pacific Daylight Time · PDT · UTC−7

Sydney · Australia

22:35

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Australian Eastern Standard Time · GMT+10 · UTC+10

Times at the moment this page was generated. Reload for a fresh reading.

Does the difference between Los Angeles and Sydney change during the year?

Yes. For 182 days of 2026 the difference is 17 hours, but it moves whenever Los Angeles or Sydney enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):

From	Until	Sydney vs Los Angeles
January 1	March 8	+19 h
March 8	April 4	+18 h
April 4	October 3	+17 h
October 3	November 1	+18 h
November 1	December 31	+19 h

The highlighted row is the current period. Every date comes from each zone's official rules, not from a hand-typed table.

Best time to call Sydney from Los Angeles (and vice versa)

The window in which both cities are inside their 9:00–17:00 working day runs from 16:00 to 17:00 in Los Angeles, which is 09:00 to 10:00 in Sydney: 1 hour of overlap per day. For a call that disturbs nobody, aim for the middle of that window.

Outside that window, the practical rule: mornings in Sydney are afternoons in Los Angeles. Avoid any hour that falls before 8:00 or after 21:00 in either city.

Los Angeles to Sydney conversion table

Each Los Angeles hour and its equivalent in Sydney today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.

Los Angeles time · Tue, Sep 15	Sydney time
00:00	17:00
01:00	18:00
02:00	19:00
03:00	20:00
04:00	21:00
05:00	22:00
06:00	23:00
07:00	00:00next day
08:00	01:00next day
09:00	02:00next day
10:00	03:00next day
11:00	04:00next day
12:00	05:00next day
13:00	06:00next day
14:00	07:00next day
15:00	08:00next day
16:00	09:00next day
17:00	10:00next day
18:00	11:00next day
19:00	12:00next day
20:00	13:00next day
21:00	14:00next day
22:00	15:00next day
23:00	16:00next day

Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Sydney to Los Angeles is the same difference with the sign flipped.

The two time zones

Los Angeles — America/Los_Angeles

Los Angeles runs on Pacific Time (PT): UTC−8 in winter (PST) and UTC−7 in summer (PDT). It is the clock of Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Seattle and the entire US West Coast.

Sydney — Australia/Sydney

Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time: UTC+10 in winter (AEST) and UTC+11 in summer (AEDT), from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April — opposite to the northern hemisphere.

Frequently asked questions

How many hours difference between Los Angeles and Sydney?

Sydney is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles. For most of the year (182 days) the difference is 17 hours; it shifts during the weeks when one of the two cities enters or leaves daylight saving time.

When it is 12:00 noon in Los Angeles, what time is it in Sydney?

05:00 in Sydney the next day (at today's difference of 17 hours).

What is the best time for a meeting between Los Angeles and Sydney?

Between 16:00 and 17:00 in Los Angeles, which is 09:00–10:00 in Sydney: 1 hour of overlap inside both cities' 9:00–17:00 working day.

Do Los Angeles and Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Los Angeles: yes. Sydney: yes. Both change, but not necessarily on the same dates — see the transitions section on this page.

What time zone is Los Angeles in? And Sydney?

Los Angeles: Pacific Daylight Time (America/Los_Angeles, UTC−7). Sydney: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Australia/Sydney, UTC+10).

Tools

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Time zone converter — any city, any time

Working hours overlap calculator

Daylight saving time 2027 — all dates