🇵🇬 Lae, Papua New Guinea
49
- Papua New Guinea Time
- UTC+10
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06 · 12 h 13 min
Lae to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 1 h ahead of Lae. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
49
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Lae 17:28 5:28 PM Sydney 18:28 6:28 PM You –:–
17:28 5:28 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06
18:28 6:28 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
·
+1 h
Sydney is 1 h ahead of Lae.
When you, Lae 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
🇵🇬 Lae
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🇦🇺 Sydney
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇬 Lae | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:28 | 18:28 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Papua New Guinea Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Lae | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Port Moresby | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 13 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 250,948 | 4,840,600 |
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Lae and Sydney: common questions
How many hours ahead of Lae is Sydney?
The clocks in Sydney are 1 hour ahead of those in Lae (UTC+11 and UTC+10).
What time is it in Sydney at the start of the working day in Lae?
The working day in Lae starts at 9:00 AM; in Sydney it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Sydney when it is 6:00 PM in Lae?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lae, it is 7:00 PM in Sydney.
When is a good time to call Sydney from Lae?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Lae – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sydney – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Lae is it tomorrow in Sydney?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Lae, the date in Sydney has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Sydney, it is still the previous day in Lae.
Does the time difference between Lae and Sydney change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sydney. From April 4, 2027, Sydney and Lae will have the same time.
