Los Angeles to Sydney time difference
18 hours ahead
Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 in Los Angeles, it is 03:00 (next day) in Sydney.
Los Angeles and Sydney both observe daylight saving, so this gap changes for part of the year — and the two do not switch on the same date. The figure here is standard time. Use the World Clock calculator for the live time in both cities.
Conversion table
| Los Angeles | Sydney |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 03:00 (next day) |
| 12:00 | 06:00 (next day) |
| 15:00 | 09:00 (next day) |
| 18:00 | 12:00 (next day) |
Sydney is UTC+10, Los Angeles is UTC−8 — a difference of 18 hours.
Other time differences
- UTC → Sydney — 10 hours ahead
- London → Sydney — 10 hours ahead
- New York → Sydney — 15 hours ahead
- Los Angeles → UTC — 8 hours ahead
- Los Angeles → London — 8 hours ahead
- Los Angeles → New York — 3 hours ahead
Questions
- What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Sydney?
- Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 in Los Angeles, it is 03:00 (next day) in Sydney. Sydney is UTC+10, Los Angeles is UTC−8 — a difference of 18 hours.
- Does daylight saving change this?
- Los Angeles and Sydney both observe daylight saving, so this gap changes for part of the year — and the two do not switch on the same date. The figure here is standard time.
- What time is it in Sydney right now?
- That changes every minute, so it is not shown here. The World Clock calculator reads live offsets and shows the current time in both cities, including whichever daylight saving rule is in force today.