🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
05
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 19:12 · 13 h 3 min
Sydney to Tonghua: time difference
Tonghua 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 23:25 11:25 PM Tonghua 20:25 8:25 PM You –:–
23:25 11:25 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 19:12
20:25 8:25 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 16:50
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−3 h
Tonghua is 3 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Tonghua 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
🇨🇳 Tonghua
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 | 🇨🇳 Tonghua |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:25 | 20:25 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 06:09 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 19:12 | 16:50 |
| Daylight | 13 h 3 min | 10 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 446,917 |
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Sydney and Tonghua: common questions
How many hours behind Sydney is Tonghua?
The clocks in Tonghua are 3 hours behind those in Sydney (UTC+8 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Tonghua when it is 9:00 AM in Sydney?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 6:00 AM in Tonghua.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Tonghua?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Tonghua show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Tonghua from Sydney?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Tonghua – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Sydney is it still yesterday in Tonghua?
Before 3:00 AM in Sydney, the date in Tonghua has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Tonghua, it is already the next day in Sydney.
Does the time difference between Sydney and Tonghua change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sydney. From April 4, 2027, Tonghua will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
