Time difference
Time difference between Sydney and San Francisco
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.
Convert hours: Sydney → San Francisco
| Sydney | San 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.