Makkah to Sydney
Converting a fixed time. Asia/Riyadh → Australia/Sydney · 13,236 km (8,220 miles) apart
5:00 pm in Makkah is
12:00 am in Sydney,
the next day.
17:00 → 00:00 on a 24-hour clock ·
UTC+3 → AEST
Makkah now
5:56am
UTC+3 · UTC+3
Asia/Riyadh
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Sydney now
12:56pm
AEST · UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Makkah | Sydney | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 7am | 00:00 → 07:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 1am | 8am | 01:00 → 08:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 2am | 9am | 02:00 → 09:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 3am | 10am | 03:00 → 10:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 4am | 11am | 04:00 → 11:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 5am now | 12pm | 05:00 → 12:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 6am | 1pm | 06:00 → 13:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 7am | 2pm | 07:00 → 14:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 3pm | 08:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 4pm | 09:00 → 16:00 | both at work |
| 10am | 5pm | 10:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 11am | 6pm | 11:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 12pm | 7pm | 12:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 1pm | 8pm | 13:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 2pm | 9pm | 14:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 3pm | 10pm | 15:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 4pm | 11pm | 16:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 5pm | 12am Fri | 17:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 6pm | 1am Fri | 18:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 7pm | 2am Fri | 19:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 8pm | 3am Fri | 20:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 9pm | 4am Fri | 21:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 10pm | 5am Fri | 22:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 11pm | 6am Fri | 23:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Sydney |
Call times
Both places are at work between 9am and 10:00 in Riyadh — 4pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Sydney when it is 5:00 pm in Makkah?
12:00 am in Sydney the next day.
How many hours ahead is Sydney of Makkah?
Sydney is 7 hours ahead Makkah. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Makkah and Sydney?
Both places are at work between 9am and 10:00 in Riyadh — 4pm to 4pm at the other end.