New York to Sydney time
Sydney is 16 hours ahead of New York.
Time difference between New York and Sydney
Sydney is 16 hours ahead of New York. New York is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)) and Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 14 hours to 16 hours over the year.
Convert New York time to Sydney time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−05:00 for New York and UTC+11:00 for Sydney. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Sydney is ahead, so from 8:00 AM to midnight in New York it is already the next calendar day in Sydney.
| New York time | Sydney time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: New York and Sydney working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in New York and Sydney do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in New York (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Sydney), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in New York and Sydney
New York observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00).
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).
New York 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.