Meeting time

Best time to meet: Sydney and Doha

Sydney is 8 hours ahead of Doha right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 4:30 PM in Sydney, which is 8:30 AM in Doha — one of you starts early or stays late.

Wed 2:54 AMSydney · Australian Eastern Daylight TimeTue 6:54 PMDoha · Arabian Standard Time

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.

SydneyDoha
6 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM12 AMBoth off
9 AM1 AMSydney at work
10 AM2 AMSydney at work
11 AM3 AMSydney at work
12 PM4 AMSydney at work
1 PM5 AMSydney at work
2 PM6 AMSydney at work
3 PM7 AMSydney at work
4 PM8 AMSydney at work
5 PM9 AMDoha at work
6 PM10 AMDoha at work
7 PM11 AMDoha at work
8 PM12 PMDoha at work
9 PM1 PMDoha at work
10 PM2 PMDoha 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 / Doha)
Now to April 4, 20278 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Sydney go back
7 hours ahead4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
October 3, 2027 onward
clocks in Sydney go forward
8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Doha keeps the same clock as Istanbul.

Which days work

Doha works Sunday to Thursday and Sydney works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Doha's weekend, and a Sunday one on Sydney's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Doha when it is 9 AM in Sydney?
1 AM in Doha, while Sydney is 8 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Sydney and Doha?
4:30 PM in Sydney, which is 8:30 AM in Doha. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Sydney and Doha change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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