🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
27
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Twilight
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to Queenstown: time difference
Queenstown is 2 h ahead of Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇳🇿 Queenstown, New Zealand
27
- New Zealand Daylight Time
- UTC+13
- Night
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 20:04 · 13 h 1 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 19:27 7:27 PM Queenstown 21:27 9:27 PM You –:–
19:27 7:27 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
21:27 9:27 PM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 20:04
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+2 h
Queenstown is 2 h ahead of Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Queenstown 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
🇳🇿 Queenstown
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 | 🇳🇿 Queenstown |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:27 | 21:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:22 | 07:03 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 20:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 13 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 15,450 |
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Sydney and Queenstown: common questions
How far ahead of Sydney is Queenstown?
Queenstown is 2 hours ahead of Sydney: UTC+13 against UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Queenstown?
At 9:00 AM in Sydney, clocks in Queenstown show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Queenstown?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Queenstown show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sydney and Queenstown are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sydney (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Queenstown), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Sydney is it tomorrow in Queenstown?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Sydney, the date in Queenstown has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Queenstown, it is still the previous day in Sydney.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Queenstown 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, Queenstown will be 3 hours ahead of Sydney.
