Love Taps / Time zones / New York and Sydney
Time difference between New York and Sydney
Sydney is 15 hours ahead of New York. From November 1, 2026: Sydney is 16 hours ahead of New York.
| New York | United States · America/New_York · UTC−4 |
|---|---|
| Sydney | Australia · Australia/Sydney · UTC+11 |
| Difference now | Sydney is 15 hours ahead of New York |
| Distance | 9,935 miles (15,989 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Sydney is 15 hours ahead of New York |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Sydney is 16 hours ahead of New York |
| March 14, 2027 – April 4, 2027 | Sydney is 15 hours ahead of New York |
| April 4, 2027 – October 3, 2027 | Sydney is 14 hours ahead of New York |
| From October 3, 2027 | Sydney is 15 hours ahead of New York |
New York observes daylight saving time. Sydney observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake while the difference is 15 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm in New York = 8:00 am – 2:00 pm in Sydney (next day) · 6 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 15 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm in New York = 8:00 am – 9:00 am in Sydney (next day) · 1 hour
Both awake while the difference is 16 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 4:00 pm – 11:00 pm in New York = 8:00 am – 3:00 pm in Sydney (next day) · 7 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 16 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
None. On workdays at least one of you is at work or asleep at every hour, so weekend calls and messages that can wait are the practical options.
Both awake while the difference is 14 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 9:00 am in New York = 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Sydney · 1 hour
- 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm in New York = 8:00 am – 1:00 pm in Sydney (next day) · 5 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 14 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 8:00 am – 9:00 am in New York = 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Sydney · 1 hour
- 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm in New York = 8:00 am – 9:00 am in Sydney (next day) · 1 hour
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in New York is 11:00 pm in Sydney.
- 10:00 pm in New York is 1:00 pm in Sydney the next day.
- 8:00 am in Sydney is 5:00 pm in New York the previous day.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| New York | Sydney | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 3:00 pm | New York asleep |
| 1:00 am | 4:00 pm | New York asleep |
| 2:00 am | 5:00 pm | New York asleep |
| 3:00 am | 6:00 pm | New York asleep |
| 4:00 am | 7:00 pm | New York asleep |
| 5:00 am | 8:00 pm | New York asleep |
| 6:00 am | 9:00 pm | New York asleep |
| 7:00 am | 10:00 pm | New York asleep |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 pm | Sydney asleep |
| 9:00 am | 12:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 10:00 am | 1:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 11:00 am | 2:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 12:00 pm | 3:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 4:00 pm | 7:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 5:00 pm | 8:00 am +1 day | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 9:00 am +1 day | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 10:00 am +1 day | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 11:00 am +1 day | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 12:00 pm +1 day | Both awake |
| 10:00 pm | 1:00 pm +1 day | Both awake |
| 11:00 pm | 2:00 pm +1 day | New York asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- New York and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- New York and Chicago · 1 hour
- New York and Miami · 0 hours
- New York and Seattle · 3 hours
- New York and San Francisco · 3 hours
- New York and Houston · 1 hour
- New York and Dallas · 1 hour
- New York and Atlanta · 0 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.