Ningbo to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Ningbo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
20
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 19:12 · 13 h 1 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ningbo 17:59 5:59 PM Sydney 20:59 8:59 PM You –:–
17:59 5:59 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:20
20:59 8:59 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 19:12
·
+3 h
Sydney is 3 h ahead of Ningbo.
When you, Ningbo 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
🇨🇳 Ningbo
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 | 🇨🇳 Ningbo | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:59 | 20:59 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Ningbo | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 06:10 |
| Sunset | 17:20 | 19:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 13 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 7,605,689 | 4,840,600 |
Compare Ningbo with another city
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Big time differences
Ningbo and Sydney: common questions
How many hours ahead of Ningbo is Sydney?
The clocks in Sydney are 3 hours ahead of those in Ningbo (UTC+11 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Ningbo, what time is it in Sydney?
At 9:00 AM in Ningbo, clocks in Sydney show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Sydney at the end of the working day in Ningbo?
The working day in Ningbo ends at 6:00 PM; in Sydney it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Sydney from Ningbo?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Ningbo – 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 Ningbo 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 Ningbo.
Is the time difference between Ningbo 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 Ningbo.
