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Time difference between Sydney and Rome

Short answer

Rome is 8 hours behind Sydney. Right now it is 22:32 in Sydney (GMT+10, UTC+10) and 14:32 in Rome (GMT+2, UTC+2).

Right now

Sydney · Australia

22:32

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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

Rome · Italy

14:32

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Central European Summer Time · GMT+2 · UTC+2

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

Does the difference between Sydney and Rome change during the year?

Yes. For 182 days of 2026 the difference is 8 hours, but it moves whenever Sydney or Rome enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):

From	Until	Rome vs Sydney
January 1	March 29	−10 h
March 29	April 4	−9 h
April 4	October 3	−8 h
October 3	October 25	−9 h
October 25	December 31	−10 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 Rome from Sydney (and vice versa)

With 8 hours between them there is no hour at which Sydney and Rome 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 Rome 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 Rome conversion table

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

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

Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Rome 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.

Rome — Europe/Rome

Rome keeps Central European Time (UTC+1 / UTC+2), the same as Milan, Madrid and Paris, with the EU-wide change on the last Sundays of March and October.

Frequently asked questions

How many hours difference between Sydney and Rome?

Rome is 8 hours behind Sydney. For most of the year (182 days) the difference is 8 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 Rome?

04:00 in Rome (at today's difference of 8 hours).

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

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

Do Sydney and Rome observe daylight saving time?

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

What time zone is Sydney in? And Rome?

Sydney: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Australia/Sydney, UTC+10). Rome: Central European Summer Time (Europe/Rome, UTC+2).

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