Current time in Sydney
Friday, 17 July 2026
Sydney, Australia · Australia/Sydney · UTC+10:00
Time-zone identity for Sydney
- IANA zone
Australia/Sydney- UTC offset now
- UTC+10:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+10
- Clock-change status
- An offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Sydney is currently 10 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Next clock change in Sydney
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Weather now
Weather in Sydney
Conditions near Sydney and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 15°C
- Humidity
- 94%
- Wind
- 5.4 km/h S
- Recent precipitation
- 0.4 mm
3-day forecast
- Light rain shower14°C to 16°C83% chance of precipitationWind up to 15.5 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby15°C to 17°C57% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.8 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby15°C to 18°C23% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.1 km/h
Forecast valid from 09:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:25:40.768Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:40:40.768Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Sydney
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Australia/Sydney, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
- UTC+10:00 UTC+10:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
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Next 5 years
- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+10:00 UTC+10:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
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- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+10:00 UTC+10:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+10:00 UTC+10:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+10:00 UTC+10:00UTC offset decreased by
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Sydney
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Australia/Sydney local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Civil twilight
- 06:30–17:33
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:55
- Moonset
- 20:20
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 10%
Location context
About Sydney
Location details for Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
- Administrative area
- New South Wales, Australia
- Population
- 5,638,830
- Coordinates
- 33.8678° S, 151.2073° E. The elevation is 58 metres.
Country context
Australia at a glance
Country information for Australia. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Canberra
- Country codes
- AU · AUS · 036
- Population
- 24,992,369
- Currency
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Calling code
- +61
- Languages
- English (Australia)
- Time zones represented
- 8 time zones are used by cities in this directory: Australia/Adelaide, Australia/Brisbane, Australia/Broken_Hill, and Australia/Darwin, and 4 more.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Sydney
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Sydney. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Sydney Central Business DistrictNew South Wales, AustraliaLess than 1 km away
Australia/SydneySame local time - Surry HillsNew South Wales, Australia1.8 km south
Australia/SydneySame local time - MosmanNew South Wales, Australia4.4 km northeast
Australia/SydneySame local time - KensingtonNew South Wales, Australia6 km south
Australia/SydneySame local time - RandwickNew South Wales, Australia6.4 km southeast
Australia/SydneySame local time - MarrickvilleNew South Wales, Australia6.5 km southwest
Australia/SydneySame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Australia/Sydney when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 2147714 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:25:40.747Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:25:40.768Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:25:40.767Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.