Pacific Daylight Time (pdt) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/Los_Angeles.

PDT to SYDNEY Time Converter

Q: Where is sydney used?

SYDNEY (Sydney) (sydney) is used in Australia. The IANA timezone identifier is Australia/Sydney.

Pacific Daylight Time → SYDNEY (Sydney)

PDT = UTC-7SYDNEY = UTC+10

ClockinSync

BASE

09:00

Work Clients Team +

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

Sydney

Australia · +17h

02:00+1 day

London

United Kingdom · +8h

17:00

New York

USA · +3h

12:00

Tokyo

Japan · +16h

01:00+1 day

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · +11h

20:00

How far apart are PDT (Los Angeles) and Sydney?

PDT (Los Angeles) is 17 hours behind Sydney. Midday in PDT (Los Angeles) lines up with 05:00 in Sydney.

PDT (Los Angeles) observes America/Los_Angeles and Sydney observes Australia/Sydney — a 17 hours gap between them.

Daily overlap window

When PDT (Los Angeles) is in standard working hours, Sydney is not — and vice versa. There is no mutual business window between these two locations.

Optimal meeting slots

No business hours overlap exists between PDT (Los Angeles) and Sydney. Showing the most balanced options with minimal inconvenience for both locations.

16:00 Los Angeles / 09:00 Sydney✓ Both working

Assumes a standard 9 AM–5 PM workday in each location's local timezone.

Upcoming public holidays

⚡ Watch out — upcoming holidays on both sides. Verify availability in advance.

PDT (Los Angeles)6 holidays

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

Nov 11Veterans Day

Nov 26Thanksgiving Day

Sydney7 holidays

Aug 3Picnic DaySOON

Sep 28King's Birthday

Oct 5Labour Day

Oct 5King's Birthday

Nov 3Melbourne Cup

How to work with PDT (Los Angeles) and Sydney time zones

Coordinating between PDT (Los Angeles) (USA) and Sydney (Australia) means working around a 17-hour time difference. Since standard business hours don't naturally overlap, meetings usually require one side to shift slightly outside their normal working day.

💡 How to schedule across these time zones

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Schedule at 16:00–17:00 (PDT (Los Angeles)) for a 09:00–10:00 slot in Sydney — the sweet spot where both teams are working.

Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.

Recurring meetings are particularly vulnerable to DST shifts. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension alerts you before the offset changes.

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Drag the slider at the top to convert any PDT (Los Angeles) time instantly. You can also type natural language like "3pm", "15:00", or a location name to get an immediate answer.

PDT (Los Angeles) ↔ SYDNEY (Sydney)

1h of business hours overlap daily (09:00–17:00)

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