Sydney to Los Angeles meeting time — find the best time to meet across AEST & PT.
Sydney–Los Angeles is the notorious 'hardest pairing' of global business: Sydney runs 17 to 19 hours ahead, meaning the Australian workday occupies Los Angeles' previous afternoon and evening. Overlap exists — but only if someone flexes. Distributed companies treat this route as a scheduling puzzle worth solving deliberately.
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Meeting time (your home zone) — shaded bars show each participant's work hours
Hour by hour
Sydney → Los Angeles: workday conversion at a glance.
Times below follow current daylight-saving rules and are refreshed every deploy. The live planner above recalculates for any date you pick.
| Sydney (AEST) | Los Angeles (PT) | Both working? |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM-1d | — |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM-1d | Yes — golden hours |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM-1d | Yes — golden hours |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 PM-1d | Yes — golden hours |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM-1d | — |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 PM-1d | — |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM-1d | — |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM-1d | — |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM-1d | — |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 PM-1d | — |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM-1d | — |
Scheduling tips for Sydney ↔ Los Angeles
- With standard hours, Sydney's morning (9:00–11:00 AM AEDT) meets LA's previous afternoon (2:00–4:00 PM PT) — that is your entire window.
- Hemispheres swap DST at opposite times of year, so the gap flips between 17, 18, and 19 hours annually — always verify before recurring series.
- Rotate the pain monthly: one week LA takes 5:00 PM, next cycle Sydney takes 6:00 AM. Nobody should carry this route alone.
Plan it live — free, no sign-up
The interactive planner above is the full meeting planner for time zones loaded with just these two cities. Drag either row's handles to match real schedules, drag the cyan meeting line to test any exact moment, then export a calendar invite or shareable link. Need a third city, or a completely different pairing? Open theinternational meeting planner or browse all routes on the meeting time converter.
Sydney – Los Angeles FAQ
What time is 9 AM AEDT in Los Angeles?
9:00 AM AEDT (Australian summer) is 2:00 PM PST the previous day. During the southern winter, 9:00 AM AEST is 4:00 PM PDT the previous day. Sydney is roughly a day ahead.
When can Sydney and LA realistically meet?
LA afternoons (2:00–5:00 PM PT) catch Sydney's next-morning standups (8:00–11:00 AM AEDT/AEST). That afternoon-evening block is effectively the only shared working time.
Why does the gap change between 17 and 19 hours?
Australia and the US observe daylight saving in opposite hemispheres and switch on different dates, so the offset cycles through several values across the year. The live planner recalculates for any exact date.
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