Time difference · America/Los_Angeles ↔ Australia/Sydney
Time difference between Los Angeles and Sydney
In short
Sydney is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles for 182 of the next 365 days.
From 1 November 2026 to 13 March 2027 the difference is 19 hours.
When it is 09:00 in Los Angeles, it is 02:00 in Sydney (the next day).
Computed from IANA tzdb 2026e UTC offsets for America/Los_Angeles and Australia/Sydney.
Data updated
Right now
- Los Angeles
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- Sydney
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Current local times appear here.
Usual difference
+17 h
Sydney ahead, 182 of the next 365 days
Through the year
+17 h to +19 h
Sydney relative to Los Angeles
Working hours overlap
1 h
16:00–17:00 in Los Angeles
Straight-line distance
12,080 km
7,506 mi between city centres
How the difference changes over the next 12 months
Positive values mean Sydney is ahead of Los Angeles.
| From | Until | Sydney vs Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | 1 Nov 2026 | +18 hchanged |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 14 Mar 2027 | +19 hchanged |
| 14 Mar 2027 | 3 Apr 2027 | +18 hchanged |
| 3 Apr 2027 | 2 Oct 2027 | +17 h |
| 2 Oct 2027 | 31 Oct 2027 | +18 hchanged |
Dates are UTC days; clocks change at local times listed below.
When the clocks change
Los Angeles
America/Los_Angeles
Sun, 1 November 2026
At 02:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 01:00 (PST, UTC−08:00)
Sun, 14 March 2027
At 02:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (PDT, UTC−07:00)
Sydney
Australia/Sydney
Sun, 4 April 2027
At 03:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 02:00 (AEST, UTC+10:00)
Sun, 3 October 2027
At 02:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (AEDT, UTC+11:00)
Hour by hour (+17 h)
At the usual difference. Arrival time = departure time in Los Angeles + flight time + 17 hours. On dates with a different gap, shift every row by the change.
| Los Angeles | Sydney | Both awake / working |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | both awake |
| 15:00 | 08:00next day | both awake |
| 16:00 | 09:00next day | working hours |
| 17:00 | 10:00next day | both awake |
| 18:00 | 11:00next day | both awake |
| 19:00 | 12:00next day | both awake |
| 20:00 | 13:00next day | both awake |
| 21:00 | 14:00next day | both awake |
| 22:00 | 15:00next day | both awake |
| 23:00 | 16:00next day | — |
Calling and meeting windows
| Difference | Days | Both awake (07–23), Los Angeles time | Both working (09–17), Los Angeles time |
|---|---|---|---|
| +17 h | 182 | 14:00–23:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| +19 h | 133 | 12:00–23:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| +18 h | 50 | 13:00–23:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
What the data shows
Over the next 12 months the gap is 17 hours for 182 days, 19 hours for 133 days, 18 hours for 50 days, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
How we calculated this: Days per distinct difference across the period.
For three short spells (3 Oct–1 Nov 2026, 14 Mar–3 Apr 2027 and 2 Oct–7 Nov 2027) the difference is 18 hours instead of the usual 17 hours, because the two places change their clocks on different weekends. Re-check meeting and call times then.
How we calculated this: Intervals shorter than six weeks whose difference is not the typical one (UTC dates of the clock changes that start and end them).
Los Angeles and Sydney have summer time in opposite halves of the year, so the difference swings by two hours: from 17 hours to 19 hours.
How we calculated this: Range of the difference when both zones change clocks in opposite directions.
At the usual difference, 09:00–17:00 working days overlap for 1 hour: 16:00–17:00 in Los Angeles, 09:00–10:00 in Sydney.
How we calculated this: Intersection of 09:00–17:00 local in both places at the typical difference.
Sydney is more than 12 hours ahead, so the same clock change can be reached the other way round: 7 hours later on the body clock.
How we calculated this: Equivalent shortest shift of a clock difference larger than 12 hours (24 h minus the difference).
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