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Time Difference: San Francisco to Sydney
🇺🇸San FranciscoUTC-8
vs🇦🇺SydneyUTC+10
🇺🇸
San Francisco, US
Thu, Apr 16
🇦🇺
Sydney, Australia
Fri, Apr 17
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Time Difference
17 hours
Sydney is 17 hours ahead of San Francisco
San Francisco vs Sydney timezone guide
San Francisco (US) uses the America/Los_Angeles timezone at UTC-8, while Sydney (Australia) uses Australia/Sydney at UTC+10. This means Sydney is 18 hours ahead of San Francisco (based on standard offsets — the live difference above accounts for daylight saving time).
When scheduling a call or meeting between San Francisco and Sydney, look for the overlapping work hours highlighted above. The live clocks on this page update every second, and the difference adjusts automatically when either city enters or exits daylight saving time.