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A MEETING THAT FITS

No shared 60-minute slot on this date

Your configured working hours cannot accommodate the full meeting on 2026-11-04. The alternatives below show the minutes outside each person's window. The annual analysis below shows where the schedule needs adjustment.

ZAFROMUTC+02:00

South Africa · SAST

Wed, 4 Nov

AUTOUTC+11:00

Australia · AEDT

6:00PM

Wed, 4 Nov

Sydney is 9h ahead of Johannesburg.

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THE TIME DIFFERENCE9hahead

Sydney compared with Johannesburg.

SHARED WORKING HOURS0h2026-11-04

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THROUGH THE SEASONS2different offsets

Clock changes affect your time difference.

WORKING HOURS & MEETINGS

Best meeting times: Johannesburg and Sydney

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Meeting length

Local working days, overnight shifts and the entire meeting duration are checked.

Closest alternatives60 MIN

¹ Sum of meeting minutes outside both people’s selected hours. Alternatives minimize the worst individual conflict first.

Reviewfrom November 4, 2026

PLAN BEYOND A SINGLE DAY

Johannesburg–Sydney working hours through 2026

Every date calculated with your working windows. 261 selected Johannesburg workdays; public holidays are not applied.

Least shared time0h

Most common0h

Most shared time0h

Days without a 60-min slot261 / 261

One fixed start time does not fit every working day.

Your working windows never overlap on the selected host workdays this year. Adjust working days, hours or duration above, or use different seasonal meeting times.

How shared working time changes by month

Bars show the mean shared hours per selected host workday. The range captures all those days, including clock-change dates. A full bar represents 8h.

Jan

0h0h on every selected day22 days without a full slot

Feb

0h0h on every selected day20 days without a full slot

Mar

0h0h on every selected day22 days without a full slot

Apr

0h0h on every selected day22 days without a full slot

May

0h0h on every selected day21 days without a full slot

Jun

0h0h on every selected day22 days without a full slot

Jul

0h0h on every selected day23 days without a full slot

Aug

0h0h on every selected day21 days without a full slot

Sep

0h0h on every selected day22 days without a full slot

Oct

0h0h on every selected day22 days without a full slot

Nov

0h0h on every selected day21 days without a full slot

Dec

0h0h on every selected day23 days without a full slot

Explore every date in 2026

Select a date to check its schedule. Color shows shared hours; grey marks dates outside the selected host working weekdays. Each date also reports how many starts fit the complete meeting.

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Johannesburg: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri. Sydney: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.

Calculation details and repeated hours

Overnight shifts belong to their start weekday. Host workday means the source calendar date. Repeated local times use the first occurrence.

A SCHEDULE WITH FORESIGHT

Your next 12 weekly meetings

Anchored to Johannesburg at 09:00. 12 meetings need attention.

0 meetings at a different local time

Date in Johannesburg	Johannesburg	Sydney	Working-hours check
2026-11-04	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2026-11-11	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2026-11-18	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2026-11-25	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2026-12-02	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2026-12-09	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2026-12-16	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2026-12-23	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2026-12-30	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2027-01-06	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2027-01-13	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours
2027-01-20	9:00 AM UTC+02:00	6:00 PM	60 person-min outside hours

This checks weekly occurrences against the published time-zone rules and your working windows. It does not access calendars or account for leave and holidays. Calendar export creates a single meeting.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

A year of time differences.

How Sydney compares with Johannesburg throughout 2026.

2026

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Sydney changes its UTC offset in 2026. Johannesburg keeps one UTC offset this year.

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From (UTC, inclusive)	Until (UTC, exclusive)	Sydney vs Johannesburg
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC	4 Apr 2026, 16:00 UTC	9h ahead
4 Apr 2026, 16:00 UTC	3 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC	8h ahead
3 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC	1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC	9h ahead

CLOCK CHANGES

What changes at the next clock adjustment?

April 4, 2027Local transition date

Sydney clocks go back by 1h on April 4, 2027.

After this change, Johannesburg is 8h behind Sydney.

Exact clock readings and UTC transition

2027-04-03T16:00:00.000Z.

Sydney: 2027-04-04 02:59 UTC+11:00 → 2027-04-04 02:00 UTC+10:00.

Readings are one real minute apart. Future rules may change.

Exact periods outside the most common difference in 2026

The most frequent difference has Sydney 9h ahead relative to Johannesburg. Exceptions:

From (UTC, inclusive)	Until (UTC, exclusive)	Compared with Johannesburg
4 Apr 2026, 16:00 UTC	3 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC	8h ahead

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Calculated with IANA 2026e. Working hours are your preferences; public holidays and calendar availability are not included. Our methodology