What is the time difference between Sydney and Copenhagen?

Copenhagen is 8 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 Copenhagen from Sydney?

Between 17:00–18:00 in Sydney, which is 09:00–10:00 in Copenhagen. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

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 Copenhagen observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Copenhagen runs on UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

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

It is 04:00 in Copenhagen, 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 Sydney and Copenhagen use?

Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Copenhagen uses Europe/Copenhagen, currently UTC+2 (CEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Sydney time to Copenhagen time

Right now Copenhagen runs 8 hours behind Sydney. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Sydney, and what the clock reads in Copenhagen at that same moment.

Sydney	Copenhagen
00:00	16:00previous day
01:00	17:00previous day
02:00	18:00previous day
03:00	19:00previous day
04:00	20:00previous day
05:00	21:00previous day
06:00	22:00previous day
07:00	23:00previous day
08:00	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

Daylight saving time

Sydney and Copenhagen both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

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

Copenhagen

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+1
Daylight: UTC+2
Next change: 2026-10-25 −60m

When you can actually talk

The window is 1 hour wide — 17:00–18:00 in Sydney, 09:00–10:00 in Copenhagen.

Sydney 17:00–18:00Copenhagen 09:00–10:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Sydney	Copenhagen
IANA zone	Australia/Sydney	Europe/Copenhagen
Abbreviation	AEST	CEST
Standard offset	UTC+10	UTC+1
Daylight offset	UTC+11	UTC+2
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Australia	Denmark

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Copenhagen?: Copenhagen is 8 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 Copenhagen from Sydney?: Between 17:00–18:00 in Sydney, which is 09:00–10:00 in Copenhagen. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
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 Copenhagen observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Copenhagen runs on UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Sydney, what time is it in Copenhagen?: It is 04:00 in Copenhagen, 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 Sydney and Copenhagen use?: Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Copenhagen uses Europe/Copenhagen, currently UTC+2 (CEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.