Time difference

Time difference between Sydney and San Francisco

Sydney

· UTC+11

−19 h San Francisco: 19 h behind ⇄

San Francisco

· UTC-8

Difference during 2026

  • January 1 – March 8: −19 h
  • March 8 – April 5: −18 h
  • April 5 – October 4: −17 h
  • October 4 – November 1: −18 h
  • November 1 – January 1: −19 h

The difference changes because the cities switch their clocks on different dates, or only one of them does.

Overlapping working hours

9 am–5 pm overlaps from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Sydney, i.e. 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM in San Francisco.

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Convert hours: Sydney → San Francisco

SydneySan Francisco
12:00 AM 5:00 AM previous day
1:00 AM 6:00 AM previous day
2:00 AM 7:00 AM previous day
3:00 AM 8:00 AM previous day
4:00 AM 9:00 AM previous day
5:00 AM 10:00 AM previous day
6:00 AM 11:00 AM previous day
7:00 AM 12:00 PM previous day
8:00 AM 1:00 PM previous day
9:00 AM 2:00 PM previous day
10:00 AM 3:00 PM previous day
11:00 AM 4:00 PM previous day
12:00 PM 5:00 PM previous day
1:00 PM 6:00 PM previous day
2:00 PM 7:00 PM previous day
3:00 PM 8:00 PM previous day
4:00 PM 9:00 PM previous day
5:00 PM 10:00 PM previous day
6:00 PM 11:00 PM previous day
7:00 PM 12:00 AM
8:00 PM 1:00 AM
9:00 PM 2:00 AM
10:00 PM 3:00 AM
11:00 PM 4:00 AM

Table for today’s date. Green rows – working hours (9–17) in both cities, dark – night in the second city.