New York to Australia Time Converter
Live clocks, hourly reference table, and best meeting times for New York and Sydney.
24-Hour Comparison Timeline
Green = working hours · Yellow = early/late · Red = night
Time difference & DST
Sydney runs 15–16 hours ahead of New York depending on which side of the daylight-saving calendar each city is on. Booking meetings across the two typically means one side works at the edge of a normal day.
New York and Sydney sit in opposing hemispheres, so their DST calendars are mirror-images. Expect the effective gap to swing across the year: roughly 14 hours in April, 15 in July, and 16 during Sydney's summer.
Best time to schedule a call
The kindest slot is 6:00 PM–8:00 PM in New York, which corresponds to 9:00 AM–11:00 AM in Sydney the next day (AEST). It's an early evening on the US East Coast and a fresh mid-morning in Sydney.
24-hour reference table
Hour-by-hour mapping for today's date. Values update automatically as daylight-saving transitions occur.
| New York (New York) | Australia (Sydney) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 02:00 PM |
| 01:00 AM | 03:00 PM |
| 02:00 AM | 04:00 PM |
| 03:00 AM | 05:00 PM |
| 04:00 AM | 06:00 PM |
| 05:00 AM | 07:00 PM |
| 06:00 AM | 08:00 PM |
| 07:00 AM | 09:00 PM |
| 08:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 09:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 11:00 AM | 01:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 12:00 PM | 02:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 01:00 PM | 03:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 02:00 PM | 04:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 03:00 PM | 05:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 04:00 PM | 06:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 05:00 PM | 07:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 06:00 PM | 08:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 07:00 PM | 09:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 08:00 PM | 10:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 09:00 PM | 11:00 AM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 10:00 PM | 12:00 PM(Sun, Jul 5) |
| 11:00 PM | 01:00 PM(Sun, Jul 5) |
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between New York and Australia?+
Sydney is 15 to 16 hours ahead of New York depending on daylight saving on both sides.
Do New York and Sydney switch to DST at the same time?+
No. Because they're in opposite hemispheres, their DST calendars are essentially mirrored.
When is a good meeting time between New York and Sydney?+
7:00 PM in New York (EST) is 11:00 AM the next day in Sydney (AEDT), a workable window for both cities.