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Australia
AEST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
LHST
Lord Howe Standard Time
GMT +10:30
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Depending on seasonal clock changes, Sydney and LHDT have the same time or Sydney is 30 minutes behind LHST. Briefly around those changes, Sydney is 30 minutes ahead of LHST or Sydney is 1 hour behind LHDT.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Sydney correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in LHDT or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Sydney correspond to 9:30 am to 5:30 pm in LHST.

Compare Sydney time with LHST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) is 0 hours and 30 minutes behind Lord Howe Standard Time
9:30 am09:30 in Sydney, Australia is 10:00 am10:00 in LHST

Sydney to LHST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4:30pm in Sydney which corresponds to 9:30am-5pm in LHST

9:30 am09:30 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) (Sydney, Australia). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
10:00 am10:00 Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST). Offset UTC +10:30 hours

9:30 am09:30 Sydney, Australia / 10:00 am10:00 LHST

Sydney, AustraliaLHST
12am (midnight)12:30 am
1am1:30 am
2am2:30 am
3am3:30 am
4am4:30 am
5am5:30 am
6am6:30 am
7am7:30 am
8am8:30 am
9am9:30 am
10am10:30 am
11am11:30 am
12pm (noon)12:30 pm
1pm1:30 pm
2pm2:30 pm
3pm3:30 pm
4pm4:30 pm
5pm5:30 pm
6pm6:30 pm
7pm7:30 pm
8pm8:30 pm
9pm9:30 pm
10pm10:30 pm
11pm11:30 pm
00:0000:30
01:0001:30
02:0002:30
03:0003:30
04:0004:30
05:0005:30
06:0006:30
07:0007:30
08:0008:30
09:0009:30
10:0010:30
11:0011:30
12:0012:30
13:0013:30
14:0014:30
15:0015:30
16:0016:30
17:0017:30
18:0018:30
19:0019:30
20:0020:30
21:0021:30
22:0022:30
23:0023:30

Sydney Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+10:00 hours during Australian Eastern Standard Time, currently in use.
+11:00 hours during Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 1st Sunday of October. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Sydney Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
SYD, Sanctus Dionysius, Sedniejos, Sek-na, Sidnef, Sidnei, Sidnej, Sidneja, Sidnejo, Sidnejus, Sidney, Sidneý, Sidni, Sidnéy, Sidnėjus, Sit-ni, Sit-nì, Syd, Sydneium, Sydney, Sydney City, Sék-nà̤, Sídney, Sîdney, Sėdniejos, citni, shidoni, sidani, sideuni, sidnei, sidni, sidniy, sydny, xi ni, xue li, Σίδνεϋ, Сиднеи, Сидней, Сиднеј, Сидни, Сідней, Сідні, Սիդնեյ, סידני, سيدنى, سيدني, سڈنی, سیدنی, ܣܝܕܢܝ, सिडनी, सिड्नी, सिद्नी, সিডনি, ਸਿਡਨੀ, સીડની, சிட்னி, సిడ్నీ, ಸಿಡ್ನಿ, സിഡ്നി, සිඩ්නි, ซิดนีย์, སིད་ནེ།, ဆစ်ဒနီမြို့, სიდნეი, ሲድኒ, ស៊ីដនីយ៏, シドニー, 悉尼, 雪梨, 시드니
Population
4,627,345
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 52' S Latitude / 151° 12' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Lord Howe Standard Time

Offset: LHST is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Australia

Countries using this time zone: Australia

LHST Time Zone Geo Map
LHST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Lord Howe Daylight Time (LHDT).

Start: Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST) started on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 1:30 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

End: Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST) ends on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 2:30 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

LHST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +1030 - basic
  • +10:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1030 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
Time zones with the GMT +10:30 offset:
  • ACDT - Australian Central Daylight Time
  • LHST - Lord Howe Standard Time