Time difference between Johannesburg and Sydney

Sydney is 8 hours ahead of Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa is UTC+2 · Sydney, Australia is UTC+10 — on standard time

The gap is not the same all year

Every converter gives one number for this pair. That number is right for most of the year and wrong for part of it, because Johannesburg does not change its clocks and Sydney goes forward on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April.

Johannesburg stays put all year while Sydney moves, so the gap changes twice a year from Sydney's side alone. A recurring meeting set in Johannesburg's calendar will drift by an hour without anyone touching it.

When they can both be at their desks

Nine-to-five in Johannesburg and nine-to-five in Sydney do not overlap at all. With 8 hours between them, one side is always outside working hours, and the practical question is which side takes the early start or the late finish rather than when to meet.

Johannesburg to Sydney, hour by hour

On the usual gap of 8 hours.

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