Los Angeles to Sydney time
Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Time difference between Los Angeles and Sydney
Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)) and Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 17 hours to 19 hours over the year.
Convert Los Angeles time to Sydney time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles and UTC+11:00 for Sydney. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Sydney is ahead, so from 6:00 AM to midnight in Los Angeles it is already the next calendar day in Sydney.
| Los Angeles time | Sydney time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 PM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 PM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Los Angeles and Sydney working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Los Angeles (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Sydney). That is 2 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Los Angeles and Sydney
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00).
Sydney observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00).
Los Angeles and Sydney change their clocks on different dates, so the time difference between them shifts for a few weeks around those changes. Check the converter for the exact date you need.