🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to Lae: time difference
Lae is 1 h behind Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 23:05 11:05 PM Lae 22:05 10:05 PM You –:–
23:05 11:05 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
22:05 10:05 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06
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−1 h
Lae is 1 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Lae 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
🇵🇬 Lae
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 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇵🇬 Lae |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:05 | 22:05 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Papua New Guinea Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Pacific/Port Moresby |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 12 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 250,948 |
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Sydney and Lae: common questions
How many hours behind Sydney is Lae?
The clocks in Lae are 1 hour behind those in Sydney (UTC+10 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Lae when it is 9:00 AM in Sydney?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 8:00 AM in Lae.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Lae?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Lae show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lae from Sydney?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lae – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Lae?
Until 1:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Lae. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Lae it is already the next day in Sydney.
Does the time gap between Sydney and Lae change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Sydney but not in Lae. From April 4, 2027, Lae and Sydney will have the same time.
