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Time difference between Sydney and Bogotá
Short answer
Bogotá is 15 hours behind Sydney. Right now it is 22:34 in Sydney (GMT+10, UTC+10) and 07:34 in Bogotá (GMT-5, UTC−5).
Right now
Sydney · Australia
22:34
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Australian Eastern Standard Time · GMT+10 · UTC+10
Bogotá · Colombia
07:34
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Colombia Standard Time · GMT-5 · UTC−5
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Does the difference between Sydney and Bogotá change during the year?
Yes. For 183 days of 2026 the difference is 16 hours, but it moves whenever Sydney or Bogotá enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):
| From | Until | Bogotá vs Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | April 4 | −16 h |
| April 4 | October 3 | −15 h |
| October 3 | 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 Bogotá from Sydney (and vice versa)
With 15 hours between them there is no hour at which Sydney and Bogotá 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 Bogotá 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.
Sydney to Bogotá conversion table
Each Sydney hour and its equivalent in Bogotá today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.
| Sydney time · Tue, Sep 15 | Bogotá time |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 09:00previous day |
| 01:00 | 10:00previous day |
| 02:00 | 11:00previous day |
| 03:00 | 12:00previous day |
| 04:00 | 13:00previous day |
| 05:00 | 14:00previous day |
| 06:00 | 15:00previous day |
| 07:00 | 16:00previous day |
| 08:00 | 17:00previous day |
| 09:00 | 18:00previous day |
| 10:00 | 19:00previous day |
| 11:00 | 20:00previous day |
| 12:00 | 21:00previous day |
| 13:00 | 22:00previous day |
| 14:00 | 23:00previous day |
| 15:00 | 00:00 |
| 16:00 | 01:00 |
| 17:00 | 02:00 |
| 18:00 | 03:00 |
| 19:00 | 04:00 |
| 20:00 | 05:00 |
| 21:00 | 06:00 |
| 22:00 | 07:00 |
| 23:00 | 08:00 |
Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Bogotá to Sydney is the same difference with the sign flipped.
The two time zones
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.
Bogotá — America/Bogota
Bogotá, Lima and Quito all sit on UTC−5 with no daylight saving, which means they match New York in winter and Chicago in summer.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours difference between Sydney and Bogotá?
Bogotá is 15 hours behind Sydney. For most of the year (183 days) the difference is 16 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 Sydney, what time is it in Bogotá?
21:00 in Bogotá the previous day (at today's difference of 15 hours).
What is the best time for a meeting between Sydney and Bogotá?
There is no overlap between the 9:00–17:00 working days of Sydney and Bogotá. Teams usually alternate: an early-morning slot in Bogotá lands in the late evening of the other city.
Do Sydney and Bogotá observe daylight saving time?
Sydney: yes. Bogotá: no. Because only one of them changes its clocks, the difference moves by one hour twice a year.
What time zone is Sydney in? And Bogotá?
Sydney: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Australia/Sydney, UTC+10). Bogotá: Colombia Standard Time (America/Bogota, UTC−5).
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
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