What is the time difference between Sydney and Bogotá?

Bogotá is 15 hours behind Sydney. 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 Bogotá from Sydney?

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 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.

Does Bogotá observe daylight saving time?

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

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

It is 21:00 in Bogotá, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Sydney and Bogotá use?

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

Convert Sydney time to Bogotá time

Right now Bogotá runs 15 hours behind Sydney. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

Sydney changes its clocks; Bogotá does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

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

Bogotá

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5

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.

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

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

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

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Bogotá?: Bogotá is 15 hours behind Sydney. 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 Bogotá from Sydney?: 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 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.
Does Bogotá observe daylight saving time?: No. Bogotá stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Sydney, what time is it in Bogotá?: It is 21:00 in Bogotá, still on the previous day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Sydney and Bogotá use?: Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Bogotá uses America/Bogota, currently UTC-5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.