Meeting time

Best time to meet: Sydney and Kuala Lumpur

Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Kuala Lumpur right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours: 12 PM to 5 PM in Sydney, which is 9 AM to 2 PM in Kuala Lumpur. The easiest time to meet is 1:30 PM in Sydney (10:30 AM in Kuala Lumpur).

Wed 2:58 AMSydney · Australian Eastern Daylight TimeTue 11:58 PMKuala Lumpur · Malaysia 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.

SydneyKuala Lumpur
6 AM3 AMBoth off
7 AM4 AMBoth off
8 AM5 AMBoth off
9 AM6 AMSydney at work
10 AM7 AMSydney at work
11 AM8 AMSydney at work
12 PM9 AMBoth at work
1 PM10 AMBoth at work
2 PM11 AMBoth at work
3 PM12 PMBoth at work
4 PM1 PMBoth at work
5 PM2 PMKuala Lumpur at work
6 PM3 PMKuala Lumpur at work
7 PM4 PMKuala Lumpur at work
8 PM5 PMBoth off
9 PM6 PMBoth off
10 PM7 PMBoth off

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 / Kuala Lumpur)
Now to April 4, 20273 hours ahead12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Sydney go back		2 hours ahead11 AM–5 PM (6 hours)1:30 PM / 11:30 AM
October 3, 2027 onward
clocks in Sydney go forward		3 hours ahead12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM

Kuala Lumpur keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Kuala Lumpur when it is 9 AM in Sydney?
6 AM in Kuala Lumpur, while Sydney is 3 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Sydney and Kuala Lumpur?
1:30 PM in Sydney, which is 10:30 AM in Kuala Lumpur. Both cities are at work from 12 PM to 5 PM Sydney time.
Does the time difference between Sydney and Kuala Lumpur 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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