The best time to meet between Los Angeles and Sydney

Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles today. Their working days overlap for two hours: 3 pm to 5 pm in Los Angeles is 9 am to 11 am the next day in Sydney. On the clock it looks like 6 hours behind, but a day later: 3:30 pm in Los Angeles is 9:30 am the next day in Sydney.

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Time difference today+18 hSydney ahead of Los Angeles; 17 h to 19 h over the year
Shared working hours2 h3 pm–5 pm in Los Angeles, 9 am–11 am the next day in Sydney
Fairest hour to meet3:30 pmin Los Angeles, which is 9:30 am the next day in Sydney

Los Angeles and Sydney, hour by hour

Every hour of the day in Los Angeles, beside the same moment in Sydney. Rows marked in lime are inside working hours in both.
Each hour in Los Angeles and the same moment in Sydney, for each time difference over the year.
Los AngelesSydney +18 h, todaySydney +17 hSydney +19 h
12 am6 pm5 pm7 pm
1 am7 pm6 pm8 pm
2 am8 pm7 pm9 pm
3 am9 pm8 pm10 pm
4 am10 pm9 pm11 pm
5 am11 pm10 pm12 am+1 day
6 am12 am+1 day11 pm1 am+1 day
7 am1 am+1 day12 am+1 day2 am+1 day
8 am2 am+1 day1 am+1 day3 am+1 day
9 am3 am+1 day2 am+1 day4 am+1 day
10 am4 am+1 day3 am+1 day5 am+1 day
11 am5 am+1 day4 am+1 day6 am+1 day
12 pm6 am+1 day5 am+1 day7 am+1 day
1 pm7 am+1 day6 am+1 day8 am+1 day
2 pm8 am+1 day7 am+1 day9 am+1 day
3 pm9 am+1 day8 am+1 day10 am+1 day
4 pm10 am+1 day9 am+1 day11 am+1 day
5 pm11 am+1 day10 am+1 day12 pm+1 day
6 pm12 pm+1 day11 am+1 day1 pm+1 day
7 pm1 pm+1 day12 pm+1 day2 pm+1 day
8 pm2 pm+1 day1 pm+1 day3 pm+1 day
9 pm3 pm+1 day2 pm+1 day4 pm+1 day
10 pm4 pm+1 day3 pm+1 day5 pm+1 day
11 pm5 pm+1 day4 pm+1 day6 pm+1 day
09:00 to 17:00 Early or late Both at work
  • +18 h: until October 31, March 14, 2027 to April 3, 2027, from October 3, 2027
  • +17 h: April 4, 2027 to October 2, 2027
  • +19 h: November 1 to March 13, 2027

When the gap changes

Today Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

  • November 1Los Angeles moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 19 hours.
  • March 14, 2027Los Angeles moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 18 hours.
  • April 4, 2027Sydney moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 17 hours.
  • October 3, 2027Sydney moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 18 hours.

The two are in opposite hemispheres, so one moves its clocks forward while the other moves them back, and the gap swings by two hours over the year.

Making it work

The shared window is the afternoon in Los Angeles and two hours long, so it is worth protecting. Put recurring calls inside it and move anything that only one side needs outside it.

Offer two or three times within the window rather than one. Someone always has a clash, and a poll with three options settles in a day where a single proposal starts a thread.

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Los Angeles and Sydney questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Sydney?

Today Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles. On November 1, Los Angeles moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 19 hours. On March 14, 2027, Los Angeles moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 18 hours. On April 4, 2027, Sydney moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 17 hours. On October 3, 2027, Sydney moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 18 hours. The two are in opposite hemispheres, so one moves its clocks forward while the other moves them back, and the gap swings by two hours over the year.

What is the best time for a meeting between Los Angeles and Sydney?

Their working days overlap for two hours: 3 pm to 5 pm in Los Angeles is 9 am to 11 am the next day in Sydney. The most comfortable hour for both is 3:30 pm in Los Angeles, 9:30 am the next day in Sydney.

What time is 9 am in Los Angeles in Sydney?

9 am in Los Angeles is 3 am the next day in Sydney today. When the gap is 17 hours, 2 am the next day, and when it is 19 hours, 4 am the next day.

Do Los Angeles and Sydney use daylight saving time?

Los Angeles moves its clocks back on November 1 and forward on March 14, 2027. Sydney moves its clocks back on April 4, 2027 and forward on October 3, 2027.

Does this apply to other cities?

San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver keep the same time as Los Angeles (Pacific Time, PST/PDT), so everything on this page applies to them too. Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart keep the same time as Sydney (Australian Eastern Time, AEST/AEDT), so everything on this page applies to them too.

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