Budapest to Southern Cross: time difference
Southern Cross is 6 h ahead of Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Southern Cross, Australia
34
- Australian Western Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Night
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 56 min
+6 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Budapest 15:18 3:18 PM Southern Cross 21:18 9:18 PM You –:–
15:18 3:18 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:08 · 🌙 17:51
21:18 9:18 PM
Australian Western Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16
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+6 h
Southern Cross is 6 h ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Southern Cross are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇭🇺 Budapest
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇦🇺 Southern Cross
6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
📍 Your time
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- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇦🇺 Southern Cross |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:18 | 21:18 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Australian Western Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Australia/Perth |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:08 | 05:20 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 10 h 42 min | 12 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 700 |
Compare Budapest with another city
More comparisons with Budapest: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Budapest and Southern Cross: common questions
How many hours ahead of Budapest is Southern Cross?
The clocks in Southern Cross are 6 hours ahead of those in Budapest (UTC+8 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Southern Cross?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Southern Cross show 3:00 PM.
What time is it in Southern Cross when it is 6:00 PM in Budapest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Southern Cross.
When is a good time to call Southern Cross from Budapest?
Between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM in Budapest – that is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Southern Cross – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Southern Cross compared with Budapest?
The new day starts in Southern Cross earlier: at 6:00 PM in Budapest it is already midnight there. Until 6:00 AM in Southern Cross, Budapest is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Southern Cross change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Budapest but not in Southern Cross. From October 25, 2026, Southern Cross will be 7 hours ahead of Budapest.
