🇳🇿 Canterbury, New Zealand
05
- New Zealand Daylight Time
- UTC+13
- Night
☀️ 06:37 · 🌙 20:00 · 13 h 23 min
Canterbury to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 2 h behind Canterbury. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
05
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Twilight
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11 · 12 h 59 min
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Canterbury 21:55 9:55 PM Sydney 19:55 7:55 PM You –:–
21:55 9:55 PM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:37 · 🌙 20:00
19:55 7:55 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11
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−2 h
Sydney is 2 h behind Canterbury.
When you, Canterbury and Sydney are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇳🇿 Canterbury
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
🇦🇺 Sydney
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇿 Canterbury | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:55 | 19:55 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | New Zealand Daylight Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+13 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Canterbury | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Auckland | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:37 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 20:00 | 19:11 |
| Daylight | 13 h 23 min | 12 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | — | 4,840,600 |
Compare Canterbury with another city
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Canterbury and Sydney: common questions
How many hours behind Canterbury is Sydney?
The clocks in Sydney are 2 hours behind those in Canterbury (UTC+11 and UTC+13).
What time is it in Sydney at the start of the working day in Canterbury?
The working day in Canterbury starts at 9:00 AM; in Sydney it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Canterbury, what time is it in Sydney?
At 6:00 PM in Canterbury, clocks in Sydney show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Canterbury and Sydney are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Canterbury (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sydney), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Canterbury is it still yesterday in Sydney?
Before 2:00 AM in Canterbury, the date in Sydney has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Sydney, it is already the next day in Canterbury.
Is the time difference between Canterbury and Sydney the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From September 26, 2027, Sydney will be 3 hours behind Canterbury.
