Time difference between Beijing and Sydney

Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Beijing

Beijing, China is UTC+8 · 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 Beijing does not change its clocks and Sydney goes forward on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April.

Beijing stays put all year while Sydney moves, so the gap changes twice a year from Sydney's side alone. A recurring meeting set in Beijing's calendar will drift by an hour without anyone touching it.

When they can both be at their desks

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

Beijing to Sydney, hour by hour

On the usual gap of 2 hours.

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