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Time difference
Karachi and Sydney

Live clocks (PKT ↔ AEST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Karachi to Sydney.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Karachi and Sydney, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Karachi into Sydney with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Karachi and Sydney line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Karachi Sydney

Sydney is 5h ahead of Karachi at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Karachi
Asia/Karachi
ZonePKT
Offset nowUTC+5
Hour gap
+5h

SydneyKarachi

Sydney
Australia/Sydney
ZoneAEST / AEDT
Offset nowUTC+10
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Time difference between Karachi and Sydney: Sydney is currently 6 hours ahead of Karachi.

This difference is not constant: in winter Karachi is 6 hours behind Sydney, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 5 hours behind. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

Updates every second
Right nowAsia/Karachi · Australia/Sydney
Karachi
Asia/Karachi
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+5
AbbreviationPKT
No DST
Sydney
Australia/Sydney
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+10
AbbreviationAEST / AEDT
Observes DST
Relationship

Sydney is 5h ahead of Karachi.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Sydney sits ahead of or behind Karachi through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Sydney versus Karachi; a value of +3h means Sydney is three hours ahead of Karachi.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Sydney vs Karachi)
January+6h
February+6h
March+6h
April+5h
May+5h
June+5h
July+5h
August+5h
September+5h
October+6h
November+6h
December+6h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Karachi mapped into Sydney; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

KarachiSydney

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Karachi with part-of-day icon
Sydney arrow and converted time
Day
  • 00:00
    05:00
    Same day
  • 01:00
    06:00
    Same day
  • 02:00
    07:00
    Same day
  • 03:00
    08:00
    Same day
  • 04:00
    09:00
    Same day
  • 05:00
    10:00
    Same day
  • 06:00
    11:00
    Same day
  • 07:00
    12:00
    Same day
  • 08:00
    13:00
    Same day
  • 09:00
    14:00
    Same day
  • 10:00
    15:00
    Same day
  • 11:00
    16:00
    Same day
  • 12:00
    17:00
    Same day
  • 13:00
    18:00
    Same day
  • 14:00
    19:00
    Same day
  • 15:00
    20:00
    Same day
  • 16:00
    21:00
    Same day
  • 17:00
    22:00
    Same day
  • 18:00
    23:00
    Same day
  • 19:00
    00:00
    Next day
  • 20:00
    01:00
    Next day
  • 21:00
    02:00
    Next day
  • 22:00
    03:00
    Next day
  • 23:00
    04:00
    Next day
Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Karachi and Sydney, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Sydney is 5h ahead of Karachi. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.