Meeting time

Best time to meet: Los Angeles and Sydney

Los Angeles is 19 hours behind Sydney right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 2 PM to 5 PM in Los Angeles, which is 9 AM to 12 PM in Sydney. The easiest time to meet is 3 PM in Los Angeles (10 AM in Sydney).

Tue 7:58 AMLos Angeles · Pacific Standard TimeWed 2:58 AMSydney · Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Los Angeles time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

Los AngelesSydney
6 AM1 AM next dayBoth off
7 AM2 AM next dayBoth off
8 AM3 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM4 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
10 AM5 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
11 AM6 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
12 PM7 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
1 PM8 AM next dayLos Angeles at work
2 PM9 AM next dayBoth at work
3 PM10 AM next dayEasiest time
4 PM11 AM next dayBoth at work
5 PM12 PM next daySydney at work
6 PM1 PM next daySydney at work
7 PM2 PM next daySydney at work
8 PM3 PM next daySydney at work
9 PM4 PM next daySydney at work
10 PM5 PM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesLos Angeles isBoth at work (Los Angeles time)Easiest (Los Angeles / Sydney)
Now to March 14, 202719 hours behind2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Los Angeles go forward
18 hours behind3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Sydney go back
17 hours behind4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
October 3, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Sydney go forward
18 hours behind3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Los Angeles go back
19 hours behind2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM

Los Angeles keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Sydney when it is 9 AM in Los Angeles?
4 AM in Sydney, the next day, while Los Angeles is 19 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Los Angeles and Sydney?
3 PM in Los Angeles, which is 10 AM in Sydney. Both cities are at work from 2 PM to 5 PM Los Angeles time.
Does the time difference between Los Angeles and Sydney change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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