Time difference between Auckland and Sydney

Sydney is 2 hours behind Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand is UTC+12 · Sydney, Australia is UTC+10 — on standard time

The gap is not the same all year

Every converter gives one number for this pair. That number is right for most of the year and wrong for part of it, because Auckland goes forward on the last Sunday in September and back on the first Sunday in April and Sydney goes forward on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April.

Both change their clocks and both are in the southern hemisphere, but not on the same weekend — Auckland goes forward on the last Sunday in September and Sydney on the first Sunday in October. For the days in between, the gap is neither party's expected figure, and a standing meeting silently moves by an hour. That mismatch is a common cause of a missed international call.

When they can both be at their desks

Nine-to-five in both cities overlaps for 6 hours — 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Auckland, the same moment as 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Sydney.

Auckland to Sydney, hour by hour

On the usual gap of 2 hours.

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