Meeting time
Best time to meet: Sydney and Seattle
Sydney is 19 hours ahead of Seattle right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 9 AM to 12 PM in Sydney, which is 2 PM to 5 PM in Seattle. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Sydney (3 PM in Seattle).
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.
| Sydney | Seattle | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 11 AM day before | Seattle at work |
| 7 AM | 12 PM day before | Seattle at work |
| 8 AM | 1 PM day before | Seattle at work |
| 9 AM | 2 PM day before | Both at work |
| 10 AM | 3 PM day before | Easiest time |
| 11 AM | 4 PM day before | Both at work |
| 12 PM | 5 PM day before | Sydney at work |
| 1 PM | 6 PM day before | Sydney at work |
| 2 PM | 7 PM day before | Sydney at work |
| 3 PM | 8 PM day before | Sydney at work |
| 4 PM | 9 PM day before | Sydney at work |
| 5 PM | 10 PM day before | Both off |
| 6 PM | 11 PM day before | Both off |
| 7 PM | 12 AM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 1 AM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 2 AM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 3 AM | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Sydney is | Both at work (Sydney time) | Easiest (Sydney / Seattle) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 14, 2027 | 19 hours ahead | 9 AM–12 PM (3 hours) | 10 AM / 3 PM |
| March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027 clocks in Seattle go forward | 18 hours ahead | 9 AM–11 AM (2 hours) | 10 AM / 4 PM |
| April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027 clocks in Sydney go back | 17 hours ahead | 9 AM–10 AM (1 hour) | 9 AM / 4 PM |
| October 3, 2027 to November 7, 2027 clocks in Sydney go forward | 18 hours ahead | 9 AM–11 AM (2 hours) | 10 AM / 4 PM |
| November 7, 2027 onward clocks in Seattle go back | 19 hours ahead | 9 AM–12 PM (3 hours) | 10 AM / 3 PM |
Seattle keeps the same clock as San Francisco.
Questions people ask
2 PM in Seattle, the day before, while Sydney is 19 hours ahead.
10 AM in Sydney, which is 3 PM in Seattle. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 12 PM Sydney time.
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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