🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
30
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11 · 12 h 59 min
Sydney to Hamilton: time difference
Hamilton is 2 h ahead of Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇳🇿 Hamilton, New Zealand
30
- New Zealand Daylight Time
- UTC+13
- Daytime
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 19:39 · 13 h 7 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 06:52 6:52 AM Hamilton 08:52 8:52 AM You –:–
06:52 6:52 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11
08:52 8:52 AM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 19:39
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+2 h
Hamilton is 2 h ahead of Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Hamilton 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
🇳🇿 Hamilton
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 | 🇳🇿 Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:52 | 08:52 |
| 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 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 19:11 | 19:39 |
| Daylight | 12 h 59 min | 13 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 169,500 |
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Sydney and Hamilton: common questions
What is the time difference between Sydney and Hamilton?
Hamilton is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+13, while Sydney is on UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Hamilton?
At 9:00 AM in Sydney, clocks in Hamilton show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Hamilton?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Hamilton show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sydney and Hamilton are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sydney (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Hamilton), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Hamilton?
From 10:00 PM in Sydney it is already the next day in Hamilton. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Hamilton it is still the previous day in Sydney.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Hamilton 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, Hamilton will be 3 hours ahead of Sydney.
