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Time difference between New York and Sydney

Short answer

Sydney is 14 hours ahead of New York. Right now it is 08:35 in New York (EDT, UTC−4) and 22:35 in Sydney (GMT+10, UTC+10).

Right now

New York · United States

08:35

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Eastern Daylight Time · EDT · UTC−4

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 New York and Sydney change during the year?

Yes. For 182 days of 2026 the difference is 14 hours, but it moves whenever New York or Sydney enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):

From	Until	Sydney vs New York
January 1	March 8	+16 h
March 8	April 4	+15 h
April 4	October 3	+14 h
October 3	November 1	+15 h
November 1	December 31	+16 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 New York (and vice versa)

With 14 hours between them there is no hour at which New York and Sydney are both inside a 9:00–17:00 working day. Teams split across these two cities usually alternate the sacrifice: one week the meeting lands early (7:00–8:00) in New York and late (18:00–19:00) in the other city, the next week the other way round. The Timezone Matcher grid shades exactly those compromise hours.

New York to Sydney conversion table

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

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

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

The two time zones

New York — America/New_York

New York keeps Eastern Time (ET): UTC−5 in winter (EST) and UTC−4 in summer (EDT), the reference zone for US finance, media and the whole East Coast from Boston to Miami.

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 New York and Sydney?

Sydney is 14 hours ahead of New York. For most of the year (182 days) the difference is 14 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 New York, what time is it in Sydney?

02:00 in Sydney the next day (at today's difference of 14 hours).

What is the best time for a meeting between New York and Sydney?

There is no overlap between the 9:00–17:00 working days of New York and Sydney. Teams usually alternate: an early-morning slot in New York lands in the late evening of the other city.

Do New York and Sydney observe daylight saving time?

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

What time zone is New York in? And Sydney?

New York: Eastern Daylight Time (America/New_York, UTC−4). Sydney: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Australia/Sydney, UTC+10).

Tools

Meeting grid — add both cities and click a slot

Time zone converter — any city, any time

Working hours overlap calculator

Daylight saving time 2027 — all dates