What is the time difference between Bogotá and Sydney?

Sydney is 15 hours ahead of Bogotá. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Sydney from Bogotá?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Bogotá observe daylight saving time?

No. Bogotá stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Bogotá, what time is it in Sydney?

It is 03:00 in Sydney, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Bogotá and Sydney use?

Bogotá uses America/Bogota, currently UTC-5, and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Bogotá time to Sydney time

Sydney is 15 hours ahead of Bogotá right now, so midday in Bogotá lands in the small hours in Sydney.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Bogotá, across for Sydney.

Bogotá	Sydney
00:00	15:00
01:00	16:00
02:00	17:00
03:00	18:00
04:00	19:00
05:00	20:00
06:00	21:00
07:00	22:00
08:00	23:00
09:00	00:00next day
10:00	01:00next day
11:00	02:00next day
12:00	03:00next day
13:00	04:00next day
14:00	05:00next day
15:00	06:00next day
16:00	07:00next day
17:00	08:00next day
18:00	09:00next day
19:00	10:00next day
20:00	11:00next day
21:00	12:00next day
22:00	13:00next day
23:00	14:00next day

Daylight saving time

Bogotá keeps one offset all year while Sydney moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

Bogotá

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

Bogotá 19:00–03:00Sydney 10:00–18:00
Bogotá 09:00–19:00Sydney 00:00–10:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Bogotá	Sydney
IANA zone	America/Bogota	Australia/Sydney
Abbreviation	UTC-5	AEST
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+10
Daylight offset	—	UTC+11
Clock changes this year	0	2
Country	Colombia	Australia

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Bogotá and Sydney?: Sydney is 15 hours ahead of Bogotá. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Sydney from Bogotá?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Bogotá observe daylight saving time?: No. Bogotá stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Bogotá, what time is it in Sydney?: It is 03:00 in Sydney, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Bogotá and Sydney use?: Bogotá uses America/Bogota, currently UTC-5, and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.