Los Angeles to Sydney Time Converter
Set a time in Los Angeles and read it off in Sydney. Drag the slider to move through the day, or add more cities to the board.
Right now it is 11:42 PM in Los Angeles and 4:42 PM in Sydney. Sydney is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Every hour, side by side
Los Angeles on the left, Sydney on the right, for a normal working day.
| Los Angeles | Sydney | Overlap |
|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 11:00 PM | Both asleep |
| 7 am | 12:00 AM next day | Sydney asleep |
| 8 am | 1:00 AM next day | Sydney asleep |
| 9 am | 2:00 AM next day | Sydney asleep |
| 10 am | 3:00 AM next day | Sydney asleep |
| 11 am | 4:00 AM next day | Sydney asleep |
| 12 pm | 5:00 AM next day | Sydney asleep |
| 1 pm | 6:00 AM next day | Sydney asleep |
| 2 pm | 7:00 AM next day | Outside 9–5 |
| 3 pm | 8:00 AM next day | Workable for both |
| 4 pm | 9:00 AM next day | Both at work |
| 5 pm | 10:00 AM next day | Workable for both |
| 6 pm | 11:00 AM next day | Outside 9–5 |
| 7 pm | 12:00 PM next day | Outside 9–5 |
| 8 pm | 1:00 PM next day | Outside 9–5 |
| 9 pm | 2:00 PM next day | Outside 9–5 |
| 10 pm | 3:00 PM next day | Los Angeles asleep |
Who is awake when
Each column is one hour of the selected day in Los Angeles. Click a column to move the whole board to that hour.
Planning a call between Los Angeles and Sydney
Best window: 4 pm to 5 pm in Los Angeles (9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Sydney). In that stretch both cities sit inside core 9-to-5 hours, so neither side takes the call early or late.
Daylight saving
Los Angeles is on UTC−7 (PDT). Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026, moving it to UTC−8. Between that date and the other city’s own change, the gap between them is an hour different from usual.
Sydney is on UTC+10 (AEST). Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday, October 4, 2026, moving it to UTC+11. Between that date and the other city’s own change, the gap between them is an hour different from usual.