What is the time difference between Sydney and Auckland?
Auckland is 3 hours ahead of Sydney today. Sydney is on UTC+10, Auckland on UTC+13. The difference changes on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
Sydney to Auckland: time difference and best time to meet
Auckland is 3 hours ahead of Sydney right now.
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 12:00 PM in Auckland. The green band on each scale is the working day, 9 AM to 6 PM. Drag a scale until both bands sit on the red line.
Hours that work for both
Both cities are inside a 9-to-6 working day 9:00 AM–3:00 PM in Sydney (12:00 PM–6:00 PM in Auckland) — 6 hours in total.
SydneyAuckland
12:00 AM3:00 AM
1:00 AM4:00 AM
2:00 AM5:00 AM
3:00 AM6:00 AM
4:00 AM7:00 AM
5:00 AM8:00 AM
6:00 AM9:00 AM
7:00 AM10:00 AM
8:00 AM11:00 AM
9:00 AM12:00 PM
10:00 AM1:00 PM
11:00 AM2:00 PM
12:00 PM3:00 PM
1:00 PM4:00 PM
2:00 PM5:00 PM
3:00 PM6:00 PM
4:00 PM7:00 PM
5:00 PM8:00 PM
6:00 PM9:00 PM
7:00 PM10:00 PM
8:00 PM11:00 PM
9:00 PM12:00 AMnext day
10:00 PM1:00 AMnext day
11:00 PM2:00 AMnext day
both at work both awake
When the difference changes
Sydney and Auckland do not change their clocks on the same day, so the difference is not always 3 hours:
- from Sunday, October 4, 2026 it is 2 hours (was 3 hours)
- from Sunday, September 26, 2027 it is 3 hours (was 2 hours)
- from Sunday, October 3, 2027 it is 2 hours (was 3 hours)
The scales above already follow these dates: drag to any day in the next two weeks and the difference shown is the one for that day.
Questions
What is the best time for a call between Sydney and Auckland?
During working hours for both: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM in Sydney (12:00 PM–6:00 PM in Auckland). That is 6 hours of shared working time.
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Auckland?
12:00 PM. And when it is 9:00 AM in Auckland, it is 6:00 AM in Sydney.
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