Los Angeles vs Sydney
Sydney is 18 hours ahead Los Angeles
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The DST gap
When daylight saving changes don't line up, the gap between Los Angeles and Sydney shifts.
Right now the gap is unusual: 18h instead of 17h or 19h.
Sydney is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles until Nov 1, when Los Angeles clocks go back 1 hour. A recurring meeting set in one city's time lands at a different local time in the other until then.
Next change in 11 days (Nov 1, 2026): Los Angeles clocks go back 1 hour, and the gap goes from 18h to 19h.
2026 · usually 19h in January, 17h in July
The dark line is today.
Mar 8 – Apr 5: 18h, on the way from 19h to 17h · 27 days · past
Starts when Los Angeles clocks go forward 1 hour; ends when Sydney clocks go back 1 hour.
Oct 4 – Nov 1: 18h, on the way from 17h to 19h · 29 days · now
Starts when Sydney clocks go forward 1 hour; ends when Los Angeles clocks go back 1 hour.
Computed from the IANA time zone database; no dates are typed in by hand. See which popular city pairs are drifting right now
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Current scheduled offset: 18 hours ahead. DST rules are automatically applied.