Meeting time

Best time to meet: Sydney and Manchester

Sydney is 11 hours ahead of Manchester right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 6 PM in Sydney, which is 7 AM in Manchester — one of you starts early or stays late.

Wed 2:57 AMSydney · Australian Eastern Daylight TimeTue 3:57 PMManchester · Greenwich Mean 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.

SydneyManchester
6 AM7 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM8 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM9 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM10 PM day beforeSydney at work
10 AM11 PM day beforeSydney at work
11 AM12 AMSydney at work
12 PM1 AMSydney at work
1 PM2 AMSydney at work
2 PM3 AMSydney at work
3 PM4 AMSydney at work
4 PM5 AMSydney at work
5 PM6 AMBoth off
6 PM7 AMEasiest time
7 PM8 AMBoth off
8 PM9 AMManchester at work
9 PM10 AMManchester at work
10 PM11 AMManchester 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 / Manchester)
Now to March 28, 202711 hours aheadNone6 PM / 7 AM
March 28, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Manchester go forward		10 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Sydney go back		9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
October 3, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Sydney go forward		10 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Manchester go back		11 hours aheadNone6 PM / 7 AM

Manchester keeps the same clock as London.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Manchester when it is 9 AM in Sydney?
10 PM in Manchester, the day before, while Sydney is 11 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Sydney and Manchester?
6 PM in Sydney, which is 7 AM in Manchester. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Sydney and Manchester 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.

More cities

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