🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
08
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to Macao (China): time difference
Macao (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 21:08 9:08 PM Macao (China) 18:08 6:08 PM You –:–
21:08 9:08 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
18:08 6:08 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 18:07
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−3 h
Macao (China) is 3 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Macao (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
🇲🇴 Macao (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 | 🇲🇴 Macao (China) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:08 | 18:08 |
| 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/Macau |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 06:21 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 682,100 |
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Sydney and Macao (China): common questions
How far behind Sydney is Macao (China)?
Macao is 3 hours behind Sydney: UTC+8 against UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Macao (China)?
At 9:00 AM in Sydney, clocks in Macao show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Macao (China) at the end of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney ends at 6:00 PM; in Macao it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Macao (China) from Sydney?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Macao – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Macao (China)?
Until 3:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Macao. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Macao it is already the next day in Sydney.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Macao (China) the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Macao will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
