What is the time difference between Sydney and Lima?

Lima 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 Lima 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 Lima observe daylight saving time?

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

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

It is 21:00 in Lima, 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 Lima use?

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

Convert Sydney time to Lima time

Right now Lima 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

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

Sydney	Lima
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; Lima 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

Lima

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Sydney and one in Lima do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

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

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

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

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Lima?: Lima 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 Lima 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 Lima observe daylight saving time?: No. Lima stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Sydney, what time is it in Lima?: It is 21:00 in Lima, 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 Lima use?: Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Lima uses America/Lima, currently UTC-5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.