Right now, local time in Sidney is 12:15 (PDT, UTC-07:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sidney ranks #39219 worldwide by population and #628 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Vancouver PDT
- UTC offset
- UTC-07:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 58m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Day length
- 9h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:58
- Daylight range
- 8h 17m (winter) – 16h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sidney — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 48.6496° N, 123.4026° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- 5 m above sea level — higher than about 5% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- British Columbia
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Population
- 12,318 · #39219 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sidney through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.65° S, 56.60° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, 995 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sidney today ISNA
- Fajr
- 06:33
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:58
- Asr
- 15:26
- Maghrib
- 17:52
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 16.4° from north (NNE (16°))
Full prayer timetable for Sidney — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sidney sits in the America/Vancouver time zone, UTC-07:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Sidney sits at just 5 m above sea level. Sidney's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 1,679 km away; even Singapore lies some 12,846 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.65° N, 123.40° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 11:15 | −1h |
| Chicago | 13:15 | +1h |
| São Paulo | 16:15 | +4h |
| London | 19:15 | +7h |
| Paris | 20:15 | +8h |
| Moscow | 22:15 | +10h |
| Dubai | 23:15 | +11h |
| Mumbai | 00:45 | +12h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:15 | +15h |
| Hong Kong | 03:15 | +15h |
| Tokyo | 04:15 | +16h |
| Sydney | 06:15 | +18h |
Best time to call Sidney
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sidney local time:
Cities sharing Sidney's time zone
Distances from Sidney
| Los Angeles | 1,679 km | SSE (163°) |
| Chicago | 2,870 km | E (92°) |
| Tokyo | 7,569 km | WNW (300°) |
| London | 7,648 km | NE (34°) |
| Paris | 7,990 km | NE (34°) |
| Moscow | 8,272 km | N (11°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,279 km | NW (309°) |
| São Paulo | 11,040 km | ESE (115°) |
| Dubai | 11,796 km | N (1°) |
| Mumbai | 12,319 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 12,451 km | WSW (243°) |
| Singapore | 12,846 km | NW (306°) |
Cities near Sidney
- North Saanich2 km · 12:15
- Saanichton6 km · 12:15
- Ardmore5 km · 12:15
- Deep Cove6 km · 12:15
- Keating9 km · 12:15
- Brentwood Bay8 km · 12:15
- Central Saanich9 km · 12:15
- Saanich11 km · 12:15
FAQ
What time is it in Sidney right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sidney (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sidney in?
Sidney runs on the America/Vancouver IANA time zone (UTC-07:00), currently abbreviated PDT.
Does Sidney observe daylight saving time?
Sidney does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sidney today?
Sidney sees sunrise at 08:02 and sunset at 17:53 today, giving 9h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sidney tonight?
The moon phase over Sidney tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sidney?
The antipode of Sidney — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.65° S, 56.60° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, roughly 995 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sidney?
Sidney sits at about 5 m above sea level, higher than roughly 5% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Sidney?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sidney, clocks run about 58 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.