Meeting time

Best time to meet: Sydney and Amsterdam

Sydney is 10 hours ahead of Amsterdam right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5:30 PM in Sydney, which is 7:30 AM in Amsterdam — one of you starts early or stays late.

Wed 2:56 AMSydney · Australian Eastern Daylight TimeTue 4:56 PMAmsterdam · Central European Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 11, 2026, Sydney time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

SydneyAmsterdam
6 AM8 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM9 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM11 PM day beforeSydney at work
10 AM12 AMSydney at work
11 AM1 AMSydney at work
12 PM2 AMSydney at work
1 PM3 AMSydney at work
2 PM4 AMSydney at work
3 PM5 AMSydney at work
4 PM6 AMSydney at work
5 PM7 AMBoth off
6 PM8 AMBoth off
7 PM9 AMAmsterdam at work
8 PM10 AMAmsterdam at work
9 PM11 AMAmsterdam at work
10 PM12 PMAmsterdam at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesSydney isBoth at work (Sydney time)Easiest (Sydney / Amsterdam)
Now to March 28, 202710 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
March 28, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Amsterdam go forward		9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Sydney go back		8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
October 3, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Sydney go forward		9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Amsterdam go back		10 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM

Amsterdam keeps the same clock as Berlin.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Amsterdam when it is 9 AM in Sydney?
11 PM in Amsterdam, the day before, while Sydney is 10 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Sydney and Amsterdam?
5:30 PM in Sydney, which is 7:30 AM in Amsterdam. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Sydney and Amsterdam change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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