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Time difference between Sydney and Johannesburg

Short answer

Johannesburg is 8 hours behind Sydney. Right now it is 22:36 in Sydney (GMT+10, UTC+10) and 14:36 in Johannesburg (GMT+2, UTC+2).

Right now

Sydney · Australia

22:36

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Australian Eastern Standard Time · GMT+10 · UTC+10

Johannesburg · South Africa

14:36

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

South Africa Standard Time · GMT+2 · UTC+2

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Does the difference between Sydney and Johannesburg change during the year?

Yes. For 183 days of 2026 the difference is 9 hours, but it moves whenever Sydney or Johannesburg enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):

From	Until	Johannesburg vs Sydney
January 1	April 4	−9 h
April 4	October 3	−8 h
October 3	December 31	−9 h

The highlighted row is the current period. Every date comes from each zone's official rules, not from a hand-typed table.

Best time to call Johannesburg from Sydney (and vice versa)

With 8 hours between them there is no hour at which Sydney and Johannesburg are both inside a 9:00–17:00 working day. Teams split across these two cities usually alternate the sacrifice: one week the meeting lands early (7:00–8:00) in Johannesburg and late (18:00–19:00) in the other city, the next week the other way round. The Timezone Matcher grid shades exactly those compromise hours.

Sydney to Johannesburg conversion table

Each Sydney hour and its equivalent in Johannesburg today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.

Sydney time · Tue, Sep 15	Johannesburg time
00:00	16:00previous day
01:00	17:00previous day
02:00	18:00previous day
03:00	19:00previous day
04:00	20:00previous day
05:00	21:00previous day
06:00	22:00previous day
07:00	23:00previous day
08:00	00:00
09:00	01:00
10:00	02:00
11:00	03:00
12:00	04:00
13:00	05:00
14:00	06:00
15:00	07:00
16:00	08:00
17:00	09:00
18:00	10:00
19:00	11:00
20:00	12:00
21:00	13:00
22:00	14:00
23:00	15:00

Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Johannesburg to Sydney is the same difference with the sign flipped.

The two time zones

Sydney — Australia/Sydney

Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time: UTC+10 in winter (AEST) and UTC+11 in summer (AEDT), from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April — opposite to the northern hemisphere.

Johannesburg — Africa/Johannesburg

Johannesburg is on South Africa Standard Time, a fixed UTC+2 — level with Central Europe in summer and one hour ahead of it in winter.

Frequently asked questions

How many hours difference between Sydney and Johannesburg?

Johannesburg is 8 hours behind Sydney. For most of the year (183 days) the difference is 9 hours; it shifts during the weeks when one of the two cities enters or leaves daylight saving time.

When it is 12:00 noon in Sydney, what time is it in Johannesburg?

04:00 in Johannesburg (at today's difference of 8 hours).

What is the best time for a meeting between Sydney and Johannesburg?

There is no overlap between the 9:00–17:00 working days of Sydney and Johannesburg. Teams usually alternate: an early-morning slot in Johannesburg lands in the late evening of the other city.

Do Sydney and Johannesburg observe daylight saving time?

Sydney: yes. Johannesburg: no. Because only one of them changes its clocks, the difference moves by one hour twice a year.

What time zone is Sydney in? And Johannesburg?

Sydney: Australian Eastern Standard Time (Australia/Sydney, UTC+10). Johannesburg: South Africa Standard Time (Africa/Johannesburg, UTC+2).

Tools

Meeting grid — add both cities and click a slot

Time zone converter — any city, any time

Working hours overlap calculator

Daylight saving time 2027 — all dates