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Sydney & New York Time Difference

📍 Quick Answer
Sydney and New York have no direct business hours overlap (9am–6pm). Schedule early morning or late afternoon calls to find a workable time for both parties.
Time difference: New York is 14 hours behind relative to Sydney. Note: offsets shown are standard time. Daylight saving time may shift these by ±1 hour seasonally.
Sydney (Standard)
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
New York (Standard)
UTC-4
America/New_York

🕐 Live Timezone Overlap: Sydney & New York

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Planning a meeting? The full meeting planner with the live overlap visualiser is at Sydney to New York meeting time.

Sydney and New York sit on opposite sides of the clock. With New York trailing Sydney by 14 hours, scheduling a live meeting that suits both cities is genuinely difficult. When it is 9am Monday in Sydney, it is 7pm Sunday in New York. That single fact shapes every scheduling decision for teams working across these two cities. There is no overlap between standard 9am to 6pm working hours, so one side will always be outside business hours.

Time Difference: Sydney and New York

New York is currently 14 hours behind Sydney. The live offsets are Sydney UTC+10 and New York UTC-4. Sydney observes daylight saving and New York also observes daylight saving, so the offset shifts twice a year if both sides aren't already aligned.

Sydney currently observes UTC+10, its standard offset. Both Sydney and New York observe daylight saving time, but their changeover weekends fall in opposite seasons. Sydney shifts to UTC+11 from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April, while New York moves from UTC-5 to UTC-4 on its own schedule. When Sydney is on AEDT and New York is still on EST, the gap widens to 16 hours. When New York moves to EDT while Sydney remains on AEST, the gap narrows to 13 hours.

Best Times to Meet

There is no overlap between Sydney and New York working hours of 9am to 6pm. One city must meet outside its working day. The least painful arrangement is typically an early-morning slot for New York, around 7am to 8am ET, which lands at 9pm to 10pm in Sydney. Alternatively, a Sydney team willing to meet at 7am catches New York at 5pm the previous day. Note that New York client meetings often run 4pm to 6pm ET, so a 5pm New York slot may already be committed.

Working Hours Overlap Explained

Sydney operates on Australia/Sydney (currently UTC+10). New York operates on America/New_York (currently UTC-4). The table below maps a standard 9:00 AM–6:00 PM day in Sydney to New York's local time.

Sydney timeNew York timeStatus
9:00 AM7:00 PMNew York outside hours
10:00 AM8:00 PMNew York outside hours
11:00 AM9:00 PMNew York outside hours
12:00 PM10:00 PMNew York outside hours
1:00 PM11:00 PMNew York outside hours
2:00 PM12:00 AMNew York outside hours
3:00 PM1:00 AMNew York outside hours
4:00 PM2:00 AMNew York outside hours
5:00 PM3:00 AMNew York outside hours
6:00 PM4:00 AMNew York outside hours
9:00 AM Sydney = 7:00 PM New York
New York outside hours
10:00 AM Sydney = 8:00 PM New York
New York outside hours
11:00 AM Sydney = 9:00 PM New York
New York outside hours
12:00 PM Sydney = 10:00 PM New York
New York outside hours
1:00 PM Sydney = 11:00 PM New York
New York outside hours
2:00 PM Sydney = 12:00 AM New York
New York outside hours
3:00 PM Sydney = 1:00 AM New York
New York outside hours
4:00 PM Sydney = 2:00 AM New York
New York outside hours
5:00 PM Sydney = 3:00 AM New York
New York outside hours
6:00 PM Sydney = 4:00 AM New York
New York outside hours

Tips for Scheduling Across Sydney and New York

Public Holidays and Working Weeks

Both cities follow a Monday to Friday working week. Key holidays to watch in Sydney include Australia Day on 26 January, ANZAC Day on 25 April, and Christmas Day on 25 December. Sydney offices run on skeleton staff between Christmas and Australia Day. New York's heaviest out-of-office periods cover Independence Day on 4 July, Thanksgiving, and the 24 December to 2 January stretch. Meetings spanning both calendars should check both sets of dates before sending an invitation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and New York?
New York is 14 hours behind Sydney: Sydney sits at UTC+10 and New York at UTC-4. Daylight saving time can shift this by ±1 hour seasonally if either city observes it.
When is the best time for a meeting between Sydney and New York?
Under standard 9am–6pm working hours there is no overlap between Sydney and New York. Either Sydney takes a call before 9am or New York stays past 6pm. Most teams alternate so neither side always bears the inconvenience.
How does daylight saving time affect meetings between Sydney and New York?
The offset shown on this page is current and DST-aware at the time of last build. If Sydney or New York observes daylight saving, the time difference shifts by an hour during the transition. The US and Europe change clocks on different weekends, which creates a one-week period twice a year when the usual offset is off by one hour. Use the live tool above for the real-time figure.
What is the latest a Sydney-based team member can take a meeting with New York?
With no in-hours overlap, the latest Sydney can reasonably push a call is around 9pm local, which is 7:00 AM in New York. Most teams agree to take the late slot on one side and the early slot on the other, rotating each week.