Sydney to Xianyang: time difference

Xianyang is 3 h behind Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia

09

9:48 AM · Sunday, October 18, 2026

  • Australian Eastern Daylight Time
  • UTC+11
  • Daytime

☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11 · 12 h 59 min

🇨🇳 Xianyang, China

09

6:48 AM · Sunday, October 18, 2026

  • China Standard Time
  • UTC+8
  • Dawn

☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09 · 11 h 16 min

−3 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Sydney 09:48 9:48 AM Xianyang 06:48 6:48 AM
Sydney 09:48 9:48 AM Xianyang 06:48 6:48 AM You –:–
🇦🇺 Sydney

09:48 9:48 AM

Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11

☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 19:11

🇨🇳 Xianyang

06:48 6:48 AM

China Standard Time · UTC+8

☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09

⇄ Difference

−3 h

Xianyang is 3 h behind Sydney.

When you, Sydney and Xianyang 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
🇨🇳 Xianyang
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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  • Both working
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Time zones side by side

Detail 🇦🇺 Sydney 🇨🇳 Xianyang
Local time 09:48 06:48
Local date Sunday, October 18, 2026 Sunday, October 18, 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 06:11 06:53
Sunset 19:11 18:09
Daylight 12 h 59 min 11 h 16 min
People on this clock 4,840,600 1,324,612

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Sydney and Xianyang: common questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Xianyang?
Xianyang is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+8, while Sydney is on UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Xianyang?
At 9:00 AM in Sydney, clocks in Xianyang show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Xianyang at the end of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney ends at 6:00 PM; in Xianyang it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Xianyang from Sydney?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Xianyang – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Xianyang?
Until 3:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Xianyang. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Xianyang it is already the next day in Sydney.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Xianyang the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Xianyang will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
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