Love Taps / Time zones / Sydney and Auckland
Time difference between Sydney and Auckland
Auckland is 2 hours ahead of Sydney. From April 4, 2027: Auckland is 2 hours ahead of Sydney.
| Sydney | Australia · Australia/Sydney · UTC+11 |
|---|---|
| Auckland | New Zealand · Pacific/Auckland · UTC+13 |
| Difference now | Auckland is 2 hours ahead of Sydney |
| Distance | 1,340 miles (2,156 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until April 4, 2027 | Auckland is 2 hours ahead of Sydney |
| April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027 | Auckland is 2 hours ahead of Sydney |
| September 26, 2027 – October 3, 2027 | Auckland is 3 hours ahead of Sydney |
| From October 3, 2027 | Auckland is 2 hours ahead of Sydney |
Sydney observes daylight saving time. Auckland observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 9:00 pm in Sydney = 10:00 am – 11:00 pm in Auckland · 13 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Sydney = 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Auckland · 4 hours
Both awake while the difference is 3 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 8:00 pm in Sydney = 11:00 am – 11:00 pm in Auckland · 12 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 3 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm in Sydney = 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Auckland · 3 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Sydney is 10:00 am in Auckland.
- 10:00 pm in Sydney is 12:00 am in Auckland the next day.
- 8:00 am in Auckland is 6:00 am in Sydney.
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.
| Sydney | Auckland | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 2:00 am | Both asleep |
| 1:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 6:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 7:00 am | Both asleep |
| 6:00 am | 8:00 am | Sydney asleep |
| 7:00 am | 9:00 am | Sydney asleep |
| 8:00 am | 10:00 am | Both awake |
| 9:00 am | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 10:00 am | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Auckland asleep |
| 10:00 pm | 12:00 am +1 day | Auckland asleep |
| 11:00 pm | 1:00 am +1 day | Both asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- Los Angeles and Sydney · 18 hours
- New York and Sydney · 15 hours
- Dallas and Sydney · 16 hours
- Toronto and Sydney · 15 hours
- Vancouver and Sydney · 18 hours
- London and Sydney · 10 hours
- Manchester and Sydney · 10 hours
- Dublin and Sydney · 10 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.