🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
39
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11 · 12 h 59 min
Sydney to Canterbury: time difference
Canterbury is 2 h ahead of Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇳🇿 Canterbury, New Zealand
39
- New Zealand Daylight Time
- UTC+13
- Night
☀️ 06:37 · 🌙 20:00 · 13 h 23 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 20:37 8:37 PM Canterbury 22:37 10:37 PM You –:–
20:37 8:37 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11
22:37 10:37 PM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:37 · 🌙 20:00
·
+2 h
Canterbury is 2 h ahead of Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Canterbury are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Sydney
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
🇳🇿 Canterbury
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇳🇿 Canterbury |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:37 | 22:37 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | New Zealand Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+13 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Pacific/Auckland |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:11 | 06:37 |
| Sunset | 19:11 | 20:00 |
| Daylight | 12 h 59 min | 13 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | — |
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Sydney and Canterbury: common questions
How many hours ahead of Sydney is Canterbury?
The clocks in Canterbury are 2 hours ahead of those in Sydney (UTC+13 and UTC+11).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Canterbury?
At 9:00 AM in Sydney, clocks in Canterbury show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Canterbury at the end of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney ends at 6:00 PM; in Canterbury it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Canterbury from Sydney?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Sydney – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Canterbury – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Sydney is it tomorrow in Canterbury?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Sydney, the date in Canterbury has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Canterbury, it is still the previous day in Sydney.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Canterbury the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From September 26, 2027, Canterbury will be 3 hours ahead of Sydney.
