Sydney to Makkah
Converting a fixed time. Australia/Sydney → Asia/Riyadh · 13,236 km (8,220 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 | Makkah | 24h | Good to call? |
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| 12am | 5pm Sat | 00:00 → 17:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 1am | 6pm Sat | 01:00 → 18:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 2am | 7pm Sat | 02:00 → 19:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 3am | 8pm Sat | 03:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 4am | 9pm Sat | 04:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Sydney |
| 5am | 10pm Sat | 05:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 6am | 11pm Sat | 06:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 7am | 12am | 07:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 8am | 1am | 08:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 9am now | 2am | 09:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 10am | 3am | 10:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 11am | 4am | 11:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 12pm | 5am | 12:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 1pm | 6am | 13:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Makkah |
| 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 Makkah when it is 9:00 am in Sydney?
2:00 am in Makkah the same day.
How many hours ahead is Makkah of Sydney?
Makkah 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 Makkah?
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 Makkah change?
Sydney: Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 4th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). Makkah does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.