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Wellington and Sydney Time Difference

Wellington is 2h ahead of Sydney

Wellington

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Monday, June 29, 2026

New Zealand · Pacific/Auckland · GMT+12

Sydney

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Monday, June 29, 2026

Australia · Australia/Sydney · GMT+10

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between Wellington and Sydney, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 11 am in Wellington it is 9 am in Sydney — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Wellington (3 pm in Sydney). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

Wellington and Sydney have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Wellington is 2 hours ahead of Sydney, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in Wellington — that lands at 4 pm to 8 pm in Sydney, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.

Wellington

  • Matariki

    Jul 10in 12d
  • Canterbury (South) Anniversary Day

    Sep 28in 92d
  • Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day

    Oct 23in 117d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn7:17:38 AM
☀️ Sunrise7:48:54 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:25:23 PM
🌇 Golden Hour4:17:39 PM
🌆 Sunset5:01:51 PM
🌃 Dusk5:33:07 PM
Day length09:12:57

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition
Temperature
Feels like
Humidity
Wind

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌕 Full Moon
Illumination99%
CycleWaxing
Moon age13.9 days
Moonrise15:51
Moonset08:08

Sydney

  • Picnic Day

    Aug 3in 36d
  • Friday before AFL Grand Final

    Sep 25in 89d
  • King's Birthday

    Sep 28in 92d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn6:34:30 AM
☀️ Sunrise7:02:11 AM
🌞 Solar Noon11:59:39 AM
🌇 Golden Hour4:18:55 PM
🌆 Sunset4:57:08 PM
🌃 Dusk5:24:49 PM
Day length09:54:57

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition
Temperature
Feels like
Humidity
Wind

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌕 Full Moon
Illumination99%
CycleWaxing
Moon age13.9 days
Moonrise15:57
Moonset07:16

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