What is the time difference between Sydney and Lord Howe Island?

Lord Howe Island is 30 minutes ahead of 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 Lord Howe Island from Sydney?

Between 10:00–17:30 in Sydney, which is 10:30–18:00 in Lord Howe Island. 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 Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.

If it is midday in Sydney, what time is it in Lord Howe Island?

It is 12:30 in Lord Howe Island, 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 Lord Howe Island use?

Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Sydney time to Lord Howe Island time

Lord Howe Island is 30 minutes ahead of Sydney right now, so midday in Sydney lands in the afternoon in Lord Howe Island.

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Hour by hour

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

Sydney	Lord Howe Island
00:00	00:30
01:00	01:30
02:00	02:30
03:00	03:30
04:00	04:30
05:00	05:30
06:00	06:30
07:00	07:30
08:00	08:30
09:00	09:30
10:00	10:30
11:00	11:30
12:00	12:30
13:00	13:30
14:00	14:30
15:00	15:30
16:00	16:30
17:00	17:30
18:00	18:30
19:00	19:30
20:00	20:30
21:00	21:30
22:00	22:30
23:00	23:30

Daylight saving time

Sydney and Lord Howe Island 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

Lord Howe Island

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10:30
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +30m

When you can actually talk

You have 7 hours 30 minutes of shared working time: 10:00–17:30 in Sydney, which is 10:30–18:00 in Lord Howe Island.

Sydney 10:00–17:30Lord Howe Island 10:30–18:00
Sydney 09:00–10:00Lord Howe Island 09:30–10:30

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Sydney	Lord Howe Island
IANA zone	Australia/Sydney	Australia/Lord_Howe
Abbreviation	AEST	LHST
Standard offset	UTC+10	UTC+10:30
Daylight offset	UTC+11	UTC+11
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Australia	Australia

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Lord Howe Island?: Lord Howe Island is 30 minutes ahead of 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 Lord Howe Island from Sydney?: Between 10:00–17:30 in Sydney, which is 10:30–18:00 in Lord Howe Island. 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 Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.
If it is midday in Sydney, what time is it in Lord Howe Island?: It is 12:30 in Lord Howe Island, 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 Lord Howe Island use?: Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.