Australia and USA time difference
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Australia is 15 hours ahead of USA (New York City)
Australia (Sydney) is 15 hours ahead of USA (New York City) right now: 22:00 AEDT in Sydney is 07:00 EDT in New York City.
Sydney · Australia
AEDT · UTC+11
New York City · USA
EDT · UTC−4
Every zone, right now
| USA | vs Sydney (AEDT) | vs Lord Howe (LHDT) | vs Adelaide (ACDT) | vs Brisbane (AEST) | vs Darwin (ACST) | vs Eucla (ACWST) | vs Perth (AWST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City07:00 EDT · UTC−4 | Sydney +15h | Lord Howe +15h | Adelaide +14h 30m | Brisbane +14h | Darwin +13h 30m | Eucla +12h 45m | Perth +12h |
| Chicago06:00 CDT · UTC−5 | Sydney +16h | Lord Howe +16h | Adelaide +15h 30m | Brisbane +15h | Darwin +14h 30m | Eucla +13h 45m | Perth +13h |
| Denver05:00 MDT · UTC−6 | Sydney +17h | Lord Howe +17h | Adelaide +16h 30m | Brisbane +16h | Darwin +15h 30m | Eucla +14h 45m | Perth +14h |
| Phoenix04:00 MST · UTC−7 | Sydney +18h | Lord Howe +18h | Adelaide +17h 30m | Brisbane +17h | Darwin +16h 30m | Eucla +15h 45m | Perth +15h |
| Los Angeles04:00 PDT · UTC−7 | Sydney +18h | Lord Howe +18h | Adelaide +17h 30m | Brisbane +17h | Darwin +16h 30m | Eucla +15h 45m | Perth +15h |
| Anchorage03:00 AKDT · UTC−8 | Sydney +19h | Lord Howe +19h | Adelaide +18h 30m | Brisbane +18h | Darwin +17h 30m | Eucla +16h 45m | Perth +16h |
| Adak02:00 HADT · UTC−9 | Sydney +20h | Lord Howe +20h | Adelaide +19h 30m | Brisbane +19h | Darwin +18h 30m | Eucla +17h 45m | Perth +17h |
| Honolulu01:00 HST · UTC−10 | Sydney +21h | Lord Howe +21h | Adelaide +20h 30m | Brisbane +20h | Darwin +19h 30m | Eucla +18h 45m | Perth +18h |
Through the year
Daylight saving moves the gap: 16h in January, 14h in July. Next change: Sunday 1 November 2026, when USA’s clocks go back.
Convert a time
- AEST to EST — hour-by-hour table
- Sydney to New York City — city to city
- Plan a meeting — find hours that suit both
- Time zones in Australia · Time zones in United States
Best hours to call
When are both sides at work?Each column is one hour of the day in the first city; the second row shows the same moment in the other city. Gold means office hours (09:00–18:00), dusk means awake but off work, night means asleep (23:00–07:00). Columns where both rows are gold are good meeting times.
No overlap in standard working hours. Closest workable window: 07:00–14:00 in Sydney, which is 16:00–23:00 in New York City.
Working (09–18) Awake, off the clock Asleep (23–07)
Questions about the Australia–USA time difference
- What is the time difference between Australia and USA?
- Australia (Sydney) is 15 hours ahead of USA (New York City) right now: 22:00 AEDT in Sydney is 07:00 EDT in New York City. Across all of their time zones the gap is between 12 hours and 21 hours.
- What time is it in USA when it is 9 am in Australia?
- At 09:00 in Sydney it is 18:00 the next day in New York City.
- Does the time difference between Australia and USA change during the year?
- Yes. Because of daylight saving the gap is 16 hours in January and 14 hours in July. It next changes on Sunday 1 November 2026, when USA changes its clocks.
Other pairs: every country time difference. Times are computed from the IANA time zone database.