Nanjing to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Nanjing. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
13
- 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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Nanjing 13:16 1:16 PM Sydney 16:16 4:16 PM You –:–
13:16 1:16 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:40
16:16 4:16 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
·
+3 h
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Nanjing.
When you, Nanjing 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
🇨🇳 Nanjing
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 | 🇨🇳 Nanjing | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:16 | 16:16 |
| 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 Nanjing | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 17:40 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 9,314,685 | 4,840,600 |
Compare Nanjing with another city
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Big time differences
Nanjing and Sydney: common questions
How far ahead of Nanjing is Sydney?
Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Nanjing: UTC+11 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Nanjing, what time is it in Sydney?
At 9:00 AM in Nanjing, clocks in Sydney show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nanjing, what time is it in Sydney?
At 6:00 PM in Nanjing, clocks in Sydney show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sydney from Nanjing?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Nanjing – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sydney compared with Nanjing?
The new day starts in Sydney earlier: at 9:00 PM in Nanjing it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Sydney, Nanjing is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Nanjing and Sydney change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Sydney but not in Nanjing. From April 4, 2027, Sydney will be 2 hours ahead of Nanjing.
