Right now Sydney runs 9 hours ahead of Dublin. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.
Convert a time
Converted time
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That local time does not exist on this date — clocks jump forward over it. Showing the time 60 minutes later instead.
That local time happens twice on this date, because clocks go back. Showing the first, earlier occurrence.
Hour by hour
Every hour of a day in Dublin, and what the clock reads in Sydney at that same moment.
Dublin
Sydney
00:00
09:00
01:00
10:00
02:00
11:00
03:00
12:00
04:00
13:00
05:00
14:00
06:00
15:00
07:00
16:00
08:00
17:00
09:00
18:00
10:00
19:00
11:00
20:00
12:00
21:00
13:00
22:00
14:00
23:00
15:00
00:00next day
16:00
01:00next day
17:00
02:00next day
18:00
03:00next day
19:00
04:00next day
20:00
05:00next day
21:00
06:00next day
22:00
07:00next day
23:00
08:00next day
Daylight saving time
Both cities change their clocks, but not necessarily on the same date — which is why the difference between them shifts for a few weeks each year.
Dublin
Observes daylight saving time
Standard
UTC+0
Daylight
UTC+1
Next change
2026-10-25 −60m
Sydney
Observes daylight saving time
Standard
UTC+10
Daylight
UTC+11
Next change
2026-10-04 +60m
When you can actually talk
A standard working day in Dublin and one in Sydney do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.
Dublin 01:00–18:00Sydney 10:00–03:00
Dublin 00:00–01:00Sydney 09:00–10:00
Reference
The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.
Dublin
Sydney
IANA zone
Europe/Dublin
Australia/Sydney
Abbreviation
IST
AEST
Standard offset
UTC+0
UTC+10
Daylight offset
UTC+1
UTC+11
Clock changes this year
2
2
Country
Ireland
Australia
Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.
Common questions
What is the time difference between Dublin and Sydney?
Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Dublin. 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 Dublin?
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 Dublin observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Dublin runs on UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
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 Dublin, what time is it in Sydney?
It is 21:00 in Sydney, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Dublin and Sydney use?
Dublin uses Europe/Dublin, currently UTC+1 (IST), and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.
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