🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 19:07 · 12 h 49 min
Sydney to Xining: time difference
Xining 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 15:16 3:16 PM Xining 12:16 12:16 PM You –:–
15:16 3:16 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 19:07
12:16 12:16 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:41
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−3 h
Xining is 3 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Xining 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
🇨🇳 Xining
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 | 🇨🇳 Xining |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:16 | 12:16 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 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 | 06:18 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 19:07 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 2,333,700 |
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Sydney and Xining: common questions
How many hours behind Sydney is Xining?
The clocks in Xining are 3 hours behind those in Sydney (UTC+8 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Xining at the start of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney starts at 9:00 AM; in Xining it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Xining?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Xining show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Xining from Sydney?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Xining – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Xining?
Until 3:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Xining. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Xining it is already the next day in Sydney.
Does the time gap between Sydney and Xining change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Sydney but not in Xining. From April 4, 2027, Xining will be 2 hours behind Sydney.
