Macao to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Macao. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
37
- 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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Macao 11:11 11:11 AM Sydney 14:11 2:11 PM You –:–
11:11 11:11 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 18:07
14:11 2:11 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
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+3 h
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Macao.
When you, Macao 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
🇲🇴 Macao
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 | 🇲🇴 Macao | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:11 | 14:11 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Macao | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Macau | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:21 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 46 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 622,567 | 4,840,600 |
Compare Macao with another city
More comparisons with Macao: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Macao and Sydney: common questions
What is the time difference between Macao and Sydney?
Sydney is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC+11, while Macao is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Macao, what time is it in Sydney?
At 9:00 AM in Macao, clocks in Sydney show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Macao, what time is it in Sydney?
At 6:00 PM in Macao, clocks in Sydney show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sydney from Macao?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Macao – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Sydney?
From 9:00 PM in Macao it is already the next day in Sydney. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Macao.
Does the time gap between Macao and Sydney change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Sydney but not in Macao. From April 4, 2027, Sydney will be 2 hours ahead of Macao.
