🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
08
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to China: time difference
China is 3 h behind Sydney. 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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Sydney 21:26 9:26 PM China 18:26 6:26 PM You –:–
21:26 9:26 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
18:26 6:26 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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−3 h
China is 3 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and China 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
🇨🇳 China
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 | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇨🇳 China |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:26 | 18:26 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 1,442,965,000 |
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Sydney and China: common questions
How far behind Sydney is China?
China is 3 hours behind Sydney: UTC+8 against UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in China?
At 9:00 AM in Sydney, clocks in China show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in China at the end of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney ends at 6:00 PM; in China it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Sydney and in China overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in China.
Until what time in Sydney is it still yesterday in China?
Before 3:00 AM in Sydney, the date in China has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in China, it is already the next day in Sydney.
Is the time difference between Sydney and China the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, China will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
