🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
42
- Hong Kong Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Daytime
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:04 · 11 h 46 min
Hong Kong to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Hong Kong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
42
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Hong Kong 09:07 9:07 AM Sydney 12:07 12:07 PM You –:–
09:07 9:07 AM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:04
12:07 12:07 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
·
+3 h
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Hong Kong.
When you, Hong Kong 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
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:07 | 12:07 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Hong Kong Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Hong Kong | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Hong Kong | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 46 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 1,367,900 | 4,840,600 |
Compare Hong Kong with another city
More comparisons with Hong Kong: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Hong Kong and Sydney: common questions
How far ahead of Hong Kong is Sydney?
Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Hong Kong: UTC+11 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, what time is it in Sydney?
At 9:00 AM in Hong Kong, clocks in Sydney show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Sydney at the end of the working day in Hong Kong?
The working day in Hong Kong ends at 6:00 PM; in Sydney it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Hong Kong and in Sydney overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Hong Kong, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney.
When does the date change in Sydney compared with Hong Kong?
The new day starts in Sydney earlier: at 9:00 PM in Hong Kong it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Sydney, Hong Kong is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Hong Kong and Sydney the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Sydney will be 2 hours ahead of Hong Kong.
