Sydney to Baghdad
Converting a fixed time. Australia/Sydney → Asia/Baghdad · 13,394 km (8,318 miles) apart
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Sydney | Baghdad | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 5pm Wed | 00:00 → 17:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 1am | 6pm Wed | 01:00 → 18:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 2am | 7pm Wed | 02:00 → 19:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 3am | 8pm Wed | 03:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 4am | 9pm Wed | 04:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 5am | 10pm Wed | 05:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Baghdad |
| 6am | 11pm Wed | 06:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Baghdad |
| 7am | 12am | 07:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Baghdad |
| 8am | 1am | 08:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Baghdad |
| 9am | 2am | 09:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Baghdad |
| 10am | 3am | 10:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Baghdad |
| 11am | 4am | 11:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Baghdad |
| 12pm | 5am | 12:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Baghdad |
| 1pm now | 6am | 13:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Baghdad |
| 2pm | 7am | 14:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 3pm | 8am | 15:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 4pm | 9am | 16:00 → 09:00 | both at work |
| 5pm | 10am | 17:00 → 10:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 11am | 18:00 → 11:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 12pm | 19:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 1pm | 20:00 → 13:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 2pm | 21:00 → 14:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 3pm | 22:00 → 15:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 11pm | 4pm | 23:00 → 16:00 | asleep in Sydney |
Call times
Both places are at work between 4pm and 17:00 in Sydney — 9am to 9am at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Baghdad when it is 7:45 pm in Sydney?
12:45 pm in Baghdad the same day.
How many hours ahead is Baghdad of Sydney?
Baghdad is 7 hours behind Sydney. 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 Sydney and Baghdad?
Both places are at work between 4pm and 17:00 in Sydney — 9am to 9am at the other end.
When does the difference between Sydney and Baghdad change?
Sydney: Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). Baghdad does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.