Vava'u to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 2 h behind Vava'u. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
41
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
−2 h
Your time
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Vava'u 18:06 6:06 PM Sydney 16:06 4:06 PM You –:–
18:06 6:06 PM
Tonga Standard Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:36
16:06 4:06 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
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−2 h
Sydney is 2 h behind Vava'u.
When you, Vava'u and Sydney are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇴 Vava'u
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
🇦🇺 Sydney
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇴 Vava'u | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:06 | 16:06 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Tonga Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+13 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Vava'u | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Tongatapu | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:12 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 18:36 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 24 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 501 | 4,840,600 |
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Vava'u and Sydney: common questions
How far behind Vava'u is Sydney?
Sydney is 2 hours behind Vava'u: UTC+11 against UTC+13.
What time is it in Sydney when it is 9:00 AM in Vava'u?
When it is 9:00 AM in Vava'u, it is 7:00 AM in Sydney.
If it is 6:00 PM in Vava'u, what time is it in Sydney?
At 6:00 PM in Vava'u, clocks in Sydney show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Vava'u and Sydney are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Vava'u (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Sydney), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Sydney compared with Vava'u?
The new day starts in Sydney later: until 2:00 AM in Vava'u, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Sydney, Vava'u is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Vava'u and Sydney the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Sydney will be 3 hours behind Vava'u.
