Meeting time

Best time to meet: Sydney and San Diego

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

Wed 2:59 AMSydney · Australian Eastern Daylight TimeTue 7:59 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 11, 2026, Sydney time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

SydneySan Diego
6 AM11 AM day beforeSan Diego at work
7 AM12 PM day beforeSan Diego at work
8 AM1 PM day beforeSan Diego at work
9 AM2 PM day beforeBoth at work
10 AM3 PM day beforeEasiest time
11 AM4 PM day beforeBoth at work
12 PM5 PM day beforeSydney at work
1 PM6 PM day beforeSydney at work
2 PM7 PM day beforeSydney at work
3 PM8 PM day beforeSydney at work
4 PM9 PM day beforeSydney at work
5 PM10 PM day beforeBoth off
6 PM11 PM day beforeBoth off
7 PM12 AMBoth off
8 PM1 AMBoth off
9 PM2 AMBoth off
10 PM3 AMBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesSydney isBoth at work (Sydney time)Easiest (Sydney / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 202719 hours ahead9 AM–12 PM (3 hours)10 AM / 3 PM
March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward		18 hours ahead9 AM–11 AM (2 hours)10 AM / 4 PM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Sydney go back		17 hours ahead9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
October 3, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Sydney go forward		18 hours ahead9 AM–11 AM (2 hours)10 AM / 4 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back		19 hours ahead9 AM–12 PM (3 hours)10 AM / 3 PM

San Diego keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in San Diego when it is 9 AM in Sydney?
2 PM in San Diego, the day before, while Sydney is 19 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Sydney and San Diego?
10 AM in Sydney, which is 3 PM in San Diego. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 12 PM Sydney time.
Does the time difference between Sydney and San Diego 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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