Time in Sydney and San Francisco
The time difference between Sydney and San Francisco, California, is 17 hours. San Francisco is 17 hours behind Sydney.
This means 9am in Sydney is 4pm in San Francisco (previous day) and 5pm in Sydney is 12am in San Francisco.
Sydney
- The current local time in Sydney is 11:56 pm (August 3, 2026)
- Sydney is in the Australian Eastern Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Sydney, Australia, is UTC+10:00
San Francisco
- The current local time in San Francisco is 6:56 am (August 3, 2026)
- San Francisco is in the Pacific Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for San Francisco, United States, is UTC-07:00
How to convert Sydney time to San Francisco time?
Subtract 17 hours from Sydney time to get San Francisco time.
Time in Sydney
00:00
Time in San Francisco
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Sydney time to San Francisco time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Sydney | San Francisco |
|---|---|
| 12am | 7am |
| 1am | 8am |
| 2am | 9am |
| 3am | 10am |
| 4am | 11am |
| 5am | 12pm |
| 6am | 1pm |
| 7am | 2pm |
| 8am | 3pm |
| 9am | 4pm |
| 10am | 5pm |
| 11am | 6pm |
| 12pm | 7pm |
| 1pm | 8pm |
| 2pm | 9pm |
| 3pm | 10pm |
| 4pm | 11pm |
| 5pm | 12am |
| 6pm | 1am |
| 7pm | 2am |
| 8pm | 3am |
| 9pm | 4am |
| 10pm | 5am |
| 11pm | 6am |