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Sydney and Tokyo time difference

Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney for most of the year.

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Work hours overlap for 6 hours: 11:00–17:00 in Sydney, which is 09:00–15:00 in Tokyo.

Hour by hour

On a usual work day (October 14, 2026). Green is 09:00–17:00 work time, dark is night (21:00–07:00).

Sydney	Tokyo
00:00, Night	22:00previous day, Night
01:00, Night	23:00previous day, Night
02:00, Night	00:00, Night
03:00, Night	01:00, Night
04:00, Night	02:00, Night
05:00, Night	03:00, Night
06:00, Night	04:00, Night
07:00, Off hours	05:00, Night
08:00, Off hours	06:00, Night
09:00, Work hours	07:00, Off hours
10:00, Work hours	08:00, Off hours
11:00, Work hours	09:00, Work hours
12:00, Work hours	10:00, Work hours
13:00, Work hours	11:00, Work hours
14:00, Work hours	12:00, Work hours
15:00, Work hours	13:00, Work hours
16:00, Work hours	14:00, Work hours
17:00, Off hours	15:00, Work hours
18:00, Off hours	16:00, Work hours
19:00, Off hours	17:00, Off hours
20:00, Off hours	18:00, Off hours
21:00, Night	19:00, Off hours
22:00, Night	20:00, Off hours
23:00, Night	21:00, Night

Through the year

Dates	Difference
October 8, 2026–April 3, 2027	Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney
April 4, 2027–October 2, 2027	Tokyo is 1 hour behind Sydney
October 3, 2027–October 7, 2027	Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney

Clock changes

Sydney: April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour; October 3, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour.

Tokyo does not change its clocks.

Questions

What time is it in Tokyo when it is 09:00 in Sydney?

On a usual day it is 07:00 in Tokyo.

Do Sydney and Tokyo change their clocks on the same day?

Only Sydney changes its clocks, so the difference changes with its summer time; see the table above.

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