🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Twilight
☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 19:08 · 12 h 53 min
Sydney to Shantou: time difference
Shantou 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 19:51 7:51 PM Shantou 16:51 4:51 PM You –:–
19:51 7:51 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 19:08
16:51 4:51 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:49
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−3 h
Shantou is 3 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Shantou 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
🇨🇳 Shantou
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 | 🇨🇳 Shantou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:51 | 16:51 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:15 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 12 h 53 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 5,389,328 |
Compare Sydney with another city
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Sydney and Shantou: common questions
How many hours behind Sydney is Shantou?
The clocks in Shantou are 3 hours behind those in Sydney (UTC+8 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Shantou at the start of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney starts at 9:00 AM; in Shantou it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Shantou?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Shantou show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Shantou from Sydney?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Shantou – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Shantou compared with Sydney?
The new day starts in Shantou later: until 3:00 AM in Sydney, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Shantou, Sydney is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Shantou the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Shantou will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
