Sunshine Coast to Sydney: time difference

Sydney is 1 h ahead of Sunshine Coast. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia

05

5:57 AM · Sunday, October 18, 2026

  • Australian Eastern Daylight Time
  • UTC+11
  • Dawn

☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11 · 12 h 59 min

+1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Sunshine Coast 04:57 4:57 AM Sydney 05:57 5:57 AM
Sunshine Coast 04:57 4:57 AM Sydney 05:57 5:57 AM You –:–
🇦🇺 Sunshine Coast

04:57 4:57 AM

Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10

☀️ 05:11 · 🌙 17:56

🇦🇺 Sydney

05:57 5:57 AM

Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11

☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11

⇄ Difference

+1 h

Sydney is 1 h ahead of Sunshine Coast.

When you, Sunshine Coast 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
🇦🇺 Sunshine Coast
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
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 🇦🇺 Sunshine Coast 🇦🇺 Sydney
Local time 04:57 05:57
Local date Sunday, October 18, 2026 Sunday, October 18, 2026
Time zone Australian Eastern Standard Time Australian Eastern Daylight Time
UTC offset UTC+10 UTC+11
Offset from Sunshine Coast — +1 h
IANA zone Australia/Brisbane Australia/Sydney
Daylight saving Not observed On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00
Sunrise 05:11 06:11
Sunset 17:56 19:11
Daylight 12 h 46 min 12 h 59 min
People on this clock 284,131 4,840,600

Compare Sunshine Coast with another city

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Sunshine Coast and Sydney: common questions

How far ahead of Sunshine Coast is Sydney?
Sydney is 1 hour ahead of Sunshine Coast: UTC+11 against UTC+10.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sunshine Coast, what time is it in Sydney?
At 9:00 AM in Sunshine Coast, clocks in Sydney show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Sydney at the end of the working day in Sunshine Coast?
The working day in Sunshine Coast ends at 6:00 PM; in Sydney it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Sunshine Coast and Sydney are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sunshine Coast (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sydney), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Sydney compared with Sunshine Coast?
The new day starts in Sydney earlier: at 11:00 PM in Sunshine Coast it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Sydney, Sunshine Coast is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Sunshine Coast 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 and Sunshine Coast will have the same time.
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