Sydney to Los Angeles time
Los Angeles is 18 hours behind Sydney.
Time difference between Sydney and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 18 hours behind Sydney. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) and Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 17 hours to 19 hours over the year.
Convert Sydney time to Los Angeles time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+11:00 for Sydney and UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Los Angeles is behind, so from midnight to 6:00 PM in Sydney it is still the previous calendar day in Los Angeles.
| Sydney time | Los Angeles time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
Best time to call or meet: Sydney and Los Angeles working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Sydney (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Los Angeles). 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 Sydney and Los Angeles
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 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 and Los Angeles 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.