The best time to meet between New York and Sydney

Sydney is 15 hours ahead of New York today. Their working days never overlap. The fairest hour is 5 pm in New York, 8 am the next day in Sydney, which is an hour past the end of the working day in New York and an hour before the working day starts in Sydney. On the clock it looks like 9 hours behind, but a day later: 5 pm in New York is 8 am the next day in Sydney.

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Time difference today+15 hSydney ahead of New York; 14 h to 16 h over the year
Shared working hoursNoneBetween 9 and 5 on both sides, there is no hour in common
Fairest hour to meet5 pmin New York, which is 8 am the next day in Sydney

New York and Sydney, hour by hour

Every hour of the day in New York, beside the same moment in Sydney. Rows marked in lime are inside working hours in both.
Each hour in New York and the same moment in Sydney, for each time difference over the year.
New YorkSydney +15 h, todaySydney +14 hSydney +16 h
12 am3 pm2 pm4 pm
1 am4 pm3 pm5 pm
2 am5 pm4 pm6 pm
3 am6 pm5 pm7 pm
4 am7 pm6 pm8 pm
5 am8 pm7 pm9 pm
6 am9 pm8 pm10 pm
7 am10 pm9 pm11 pm
8 am11 pm10 pm12 am+1 day
9 am12 am+1 day11 pm1 am+1 day
10 am1 am+1 day12 am+1 day2 am+1 day
11 am2 am+1 day1 am+1 day3 am+1 day
12 pm3 am+1 day2 am+1 day4 am+1 day
1 pm4 am+1 day3 am+1 day5 am+1 day
2 pm5 am+1 day4 am+1 day6 am+1 day
3 pm6 am+1 day5 am+1 day7 am+1 day
4 pm7 am+1 day6 am+1 day8 am+1 day
5 pm8 am+1 day7 am+1 day9 am+1 day
6 pm9 am+1 day8 am+1 day10 am+1 day
7 pm10 am+1 day9 am+1 day11 am+1 day
8 pm11 am+1 day10 am+1 day12 pm+1 day
9 pm12 pm+1 day11 am+1 day1 pm+1 day
10 pm1 pm+1 day12 pm+1 day2 pm+1 day
11 pm2 pm+1 day1 pm+1 day3 pm+1 day
09:00 to 17:00 Early or late Both at work
  • +15 h: until October 31, March 14, 2027 to April 3, 2027, from October 3, 2027
  • +14 h: April 4, 2027 to October 2, 2027
  • +16 h: November 1 to March 13, 2027

When the gap changes

Today Sydney is 15 hours ahead of New York.

  • November 1New York moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 16 hours.
  • March 14, 2027New York moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 15 hours.
  • April 4, 2027Sydney moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 14 hours.
  • October 3, 2027Sydney moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 15 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

With no shared working hours, someone is always early or late. Rotate who that is: alternate the hour between New York's morning and Sydney's, so the same person is not on at 7 am every week.

Keep calls short and the rest written. Updates, reviews and anything that can wait a few hours do better as a message with a deadline than as a meeting that costs someone their evening.

When you do meet, offer two or three hours that each ask a little of both sides, and let the group vote. People accept an early start more readily when they chose it.

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New York and Sydney questions

What is the time difference between New York and Sydney?

Today Sydney is 15 hours ahead of New York. On November 1, New York moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 16 hours. On March 14, 2027, New York moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 15 hours. On April 4, 2027, Sydney moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 14 hours. On October 3, 2027, Sydney moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 15 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 New York and Sydney?

Their working days never overlap. The fairest hour is 5 pm in New York, 8 am the next day in Sydney, which is an hour past the end of the working day in New York and an hour before the working day starts in Sydney.

What time is 9 am in New York in Sydney?

9 am in New York is 12 am the next day in Sydney today. When the gap is 14 hours, 11 pm, and when it is 16 hours, 1 am the next day.

Do New York and Sydney use daylight saving time?

New York 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?

Toronto, Boston, Atlanta, Miami and Washington, D.C. keep the same time as New York (Eastern Time, EST/EDT), 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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