Reykjavik to Sydney, NS: time difference
Sydney, NS is 3 h behind Reykjavik. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Reykjavik 18:17 6:17 PM Sydney, NS 15:17 3:17 PM You –:–
18:17 6:17 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 08:30 · 🌙 17:57
15:17 3:17 PM
Atlantic Daylight Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:09
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−3 h
Sydney, NS is 3 h behind Reykjavik.
When you, Reykjavik and Sydney, NS are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇸 Reykjavik
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, NS
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇸 Reykjavik | 🇨🇦 Sydney, NS |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:17 | 15:17 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Atlantic Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Reykjavik | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Reykjavik | America/Glace Bay |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:30 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 9 h 27 min | 10 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 136,894 | 30,960 |
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Reykjavik and Sydney, NS: common questions
How many hours behind Reykjavik is Sydney, NS?
The clocks in Sydney are 3 hours behind those in Reykjavik (UTC−3 and UTC+0).
What time is it in Sydney, NS, at the start of the working day in Reykjavik?
The working day in Reykjavik starts at 9:00 AM; in Sydney it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Reykjavik, what time is it in Sydney, NS?
At 6:00 PM in Reykjavik, clocks in Sydney show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sydney, NS, from Reykjavik?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Reykjavik – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Sydney – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sydney, NS?
Until 3:00 AM in Reykjavik it is still the previous day in Sydney. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Sydney it is already the next day in Reykjavik.
Is the time difference between Reykjavik and Sydney, NS, the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Sydney will be 4 hours behind Reykjavik.
