Time difference between Los Angeles and Sydney
Sydney is currently 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles. The best shared working window is 22:00–24:00 UTC — 2 hours a day. The table below shows the hours side by side.
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. Saturday is a rest day in Sydney, though Los Angeles is working. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.
09:00 Los Angeles At work = 03:00 Sydney Asleep
Tap any hour to read it in both cities.
The difference changes twice a year
Los Angeles and Sydney do not change their clocks on the same dates, so a standing meeting moves by an hour in these weeks.
- 24 October – 31 October +18 h
- 1 November – 13 March +19 h
- 14 March – 2 April +18 h
- 2 October +18 h
- usually +17 h
Days when one side is not at work
A public holiday is not a time-zone fact, so no converter shows it — but it is the same question.
- 11 November — Veterans Day Los Angeles off
- 26 November — Thanksgiving Day Los Angeles off
- 28 December — Boxing Day (substitute day) Sydney off
- 18 January — Martin Luther King Jr. Day Los Angeles off
- 26 January — Australia Day Sydney off
- 15 February — Washington's Birthday Los Angeles off
Hour by hour
| Los Angeles | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 | |
| 01:00 | 19:00 | |
| 02:00 | 20:00 | |
| 03:00 | 21:00 | |
| 04:00 | 22:00 | |
| 05:00 | 23:00 | |
| 06:00 | 00:00 | |
| 07:00 | 01:00 | |
| 08:00 | 02:00 | |
| 09:00 | 03:00 | |
| 10:00 | 04:00 | |
| 11:00 | 05:00 | |
| 12:00 | 06:00 | |
| 13:00 | 07:00 | |
| 14:00 | 08:00 | |
| 15:00 | 09:00 | both at work |
| 16:00 | 10:00 | both at work |
| 17:00 | 11:00 | |
| 18:00 | 12:00 | |
| 19:00 | 13:00 | |
| 20:00 | 14:00 | |
| 21:00 | 15:00 | |
| 22:00 | 16:00 | |
| 23:00 | 17:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both Los Angeles and Sydney.
The working week
- Los Angeles
- 09:00 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 Los Angeles and Sydney?
Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles (+18 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 22:00–24:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Los Angeles works 09:00–17:00 and Sydney works 09:00–17:00, each in their own local time.