The best time to meet between Johannesburg and Sydney
Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Johannesburg today. Their working days never overlap. The fairest hour is 08:00 in Johannesburg, 5 pm in Sydney, which is an hour before the working day starts in Johannesburg and an hour past the end of the working day in Sydney.
Johannesburg and Sydney, hour by hour
| Johannesburg | Sydney +9 h, today | Sydney +8 h |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 9 am | 8 am |
| 01:00 | 10 am | 9 am |
| 02:00 | 11 am | 10 am |
| 03:00 | 12 pm | 11 am |
| 04:00 | 1 pm | 12 pm |
| 05:00 | 2 pm | 1 pm |
| 06:00 | 3 pm | 2 pm |
| 07:00 | 4 pm | 3 pm |
| 08:00 | 5 pm | 4 pm |
| 09:00 | 6 pm | 5 pm |
| 10:00 | 7 pm | 6 pm |
| 11:00 | 8 pm | 7 pm |
| 12:00 | 9 pm | 8 pm |
| 13:00 | 10 pm | 9 pm |
| 14:00 | 11 pm | 10 pm |
| 15:00 | 12 am+1 day | 11 pm |
| 16:00 | 1 am+1 day | 12 am+1 day |
| 17:00 | 2 am+1 day | 1 am+1 day |
| 18:00 | 3 am+1 day | 2 am+1 day |
| 19:00 | 4 am+1 day | 3 am+1 day |
| 20:00 | 5 am+1 day | 4 am+1 day |
| 21:00 | 6 am+1 day | 5 am+1 day |
| 22:00 | 7 am+1 day | 6 am+1 day |
| 23:00 | 8 am+1 day | 7 am+1 day |
- +9 h: until April 3, 2027, from October 3, 2027
- +8 h: April 4, 2027 to October 2, 2027
When the gap changes
Today Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Johannesburg.
- April 4, 2027Sydney moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 8 hours.
- October 3, 2027Sydney moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 9 hours.
Only Sydney changes its clocks for summer; Johannesburg keeps the same time all year. A meeting fixed in Johannesburg moves by an hour in Sydney's calendar twice a year.
Making it work
With no shared working hours, someone is always early or late. Rotate who that is: alternate the hour between Johannesburg's morning and Sydney's, so the same person is not on at 7 am every week.
Keep calls short and the rest written. Updates, reviews and anything that can wait a few hours do better as a message with a deadline than as a meeting that costs someone their evening.
When you do meet, offer two or three hours that each ask a little of both sides, and let the group vote. People accept an early start more readily when they chose it.
Try another date, or add a city
The planner starts with Johannesburg and Sydney. Pick the actual meeting date, add anyone else who joins, and click up to three hours to send as options.
Johannesburg and Sydney questions
What is the time difference between Johannesburg and Sydney?
Today Sydney is 9 hours ahead of Johannesburg. On April 4, 2027, Sydney moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 8 hours. On October 3, 2027, Sydney moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 9 hours. Only Sydney changes its clocks for summer; Johannesburg keeps the same time all year. A meeting fixed in Johannesburg moves by an hour in Sydney's calendar twice a year.
What is the best time for a meeting between Johannesburg and Sydney?
Their working days never overlap. The fairest hour is 08:00 in Johannesburg, 5 pm in Sydney, which is an hour before the working day starts in Johannesburg and an hour past the end of the working day in Sydney.
What time is 09:00 in Johannesburg in Sydney?
09:00 in Johannesburg is 6 pm in Sydney today. When the gap is 8 hours, 5 pm.
Do Johannesburg and Sydney use daylight saving time?
Johannesburg keeps the same time all year. Sydney moves its clocks back on April 4, 2027 and forward on October 3, 2027.
Does this apply to other cities?
Cape Town and Durban keep the same time as Johannesburg (South Africa Standard Time, SAST), so everything on this page applies to them too. Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart keep the same time as Sydney (Australian Eastern Time, AEST/AEDT), so everything on this page applies to them too.
Other city pairs
- Los Angeles and JohannesburgJohannesburg is 9 h ahead today
- Mexico City and JohannesburgJohannesburg is 8 h ahead today
- Chicago and JohannesburgJohannesburg is 7 h ahead today
- New York and JohannesburgJohannesburg is 6 h ahead today
- São Paulo and JohannesburgJohannesburg is 5 h ahead today
- London and JohannesburgJohannesburg is 1 h ahead today
- Johannesburg and DubaiDubai is 2 h ahead today
- Johannesburg and IndiaIndia is 3½ h ahead today
- Johannesburg and SingaporeSingapore is 6 h ahead today
- Johannesburg and TokyoTokyo is 7 h ahead today
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Let both cities vote on the hour.
Propose two or three of the hours above, share one link, and everyone votes in their own time zone. Free, and no account for the people you invite.