🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
52
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to Kuching: time difference
Kuching 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Sydney 14:07 2:07 PM Kuching 11:07 11:07 AM You –:–
14:07 2:07 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
11:07 11:07 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:29
·
−3 h
Kuching is 3 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Kuching 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
🇲🇾 Kuching
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇲🇾 Kuching |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:07 | 11:07 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Malaysia Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Asia/Kuching |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 06:24 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 12 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 349,147 |
Compare Sydney with another city
More comparisons with Sydney: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Sydney and Kuching: common questions
What is the time difference between Sydney and Kuching?
Kuching is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+8, while Sydney is on UTC+11.
What time is it in Kuching at the start of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney starts at 9:00 AM; in Kuching it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Kuching?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Kuching show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Kuching from Sydney?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Kuching – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Kuching?
Until 3:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Kuching. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Kuching it is already the next day in Sydney.
Does the time gap between Sydney and Kuching change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Sydney but not in Kuching. From April 4, 2027, Kuching will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
