Time difference between Auckland and Sydney
Sydney is currently 2 hours behind Auckland. The best shared working window is 23:00–05:00 UTC, 6 hours of it. The table below shows the hours side by side.
Your team keeps different hours?
National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.
Not on that day. Sunday is a rest day in both Auckland and Sydney. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.
| Auckland | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 22:00 | |
| 01:00 | 23:00 | |
| 02:00 | 00:00 | |
| 03:00 | 01:00 | |
| 04:00 | 02:00 | |
| 05:00 | 03:00 | |
| 06:00 | 04:00 | |
| 07:00 | 05:00 | |
| 08:00 | 06:00 | |
| 09:00 | 07:00 | |
| 10:00 | 08:00 | |
| 11:00 | 09:00 | both at work |
| 12:00 | 10:00 | both at work |
| 13:00 | 11:00 | both at work |
| 14:00 | 12:00 | both at work |
| 15:00 | 13:00 | both at work |
| 16:00 | 14:00 | both at work |
| 17:00 | 15:00 | |
| 18:00 | 16:00 | |
| 19:00 | 17:00 | |
| 20:00 | 18:00 | |
| 21:00 | 19:00 | |
| 22:00 | 20:00 | |
| 23:00 | 21:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both places. Living in Auckland and working with Sydney? See the rhythm score for basing there.
The working week
- Auckland
- 08:30 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Sydney
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many hours between Auckland and Sydney?
Sydney is 2 hours behind Auckland (-2 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 23:00–05:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Auckland works 08:30–17:00 and Sydney works 09:00–17:00, each in their own local time.