Time difference between Sydney and Auckland

Auckland is 2 hours ahead of Sydney

Sydney, Australia is UTC+10 · Auckland, New Zealand is UTC+12 — 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 Sydney goes forward on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April and Auckland goes forward on the last Sunday in September 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 — Sydney goes forward on the first Sunday in October and Auckland on the last Sunday in September. 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 — 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Sydney, the same moment as 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Auckland.

Sydney to Auckland, hour by hour

On the usual gap of 2 hours.

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