Dubai and Sydney working-hours overlap
On Monday, 28 September 2026, Dubai is 6 hours behind Sydney — UTC+04:00 against UTC+10:00. Their working hours overlap for 2 hours that day, between 05:00–07:00 UTC — 09:00–11:00 in Dubai and 15:00–17:00 in Sydney. Dubai does not change clocks at all. Sydney changes clocks on Sunday, 4 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 6 hours to 7 hours.
Every figure on this page describes Monday, 28 September 2026 — a fixed day, not the day you are reading it. Working hours are 09:00–17:00 local time for both cities; change either, or pick another date, in the overlap calculator.
Shared working hours
Everyone is at work between 05:00–07:00 UTC — 2 hours.
| City | Local time | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 09:00–11:00 | UTC+04:00 |
| Sydney | 15:00–17:00 | UTC+10:00 |
Each city's working day
| City | Local hours | In UTC | Offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 09:00–17:00 | 05:00–13:00 UTC | UTC+04:00 | No daylight saving |
| Sydney | 09:00–17:00 | 23:00–07:00 UTC | UTC+10:00 | UTC+10:00 → UTC+11:00, 4 Oct 2026 |
How the shared window moves through the year
Sydney changes clocks on Sunday, 4 October 2026, and Dubai never does, so the gap between them moves only when Sydney's clocks do. Each row is the same pair of working days, sampled once a month, so the window's size and position follow the clock changes described above.
| Month | Shared window | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 05:00–06:00 UTC | 1 hour |
| 2026-11 | 05:00–06:00 UTC | 1 hour |
| 2026-12 | 05:00–06:00 UTC | 1 hour |
| 2027-01 | 05:00–06:00 UTC | 1 hour |
| 2027-02 | 05:00–06:00 UTC | 1 hour |
| 2027-03 | 05:00–06:00 UTC | 1 hour |
| 2027-04 | 05:00–07:00 UTC | 2 hours |
| 2027-05 | 05:00–07:00 UTC | 2 hours |
| 2027-06 | 05:00–07:00 UTC | 2 hours |
| 2027-07 | 05:00–07:00 UTC | 2 hours |
| 2027-08 | 05:00–07:00 UTC | 2 hours |
| 2027-09 | 05:00–07:00 UTC | 2 hours |
Questions
- What time can Dubai and Sydney meet?
- 05:00–07:00 UTC on Monday, 28 September 2026 — 2 hours. In Dubai that is 09:00–11:00, and in Sydney it is 15:00–17:00.
- How far apart are Dubai and Sydney?
- On Monday, 28 September 2026, Dubai is 6 hours behind Sydney — UTC+04:00 against UTC+10:00. Dubai does not change clocks at all. Sydney changes clocks on Sunday, 4 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 6 hours to 7 hours.
- Does the overlap between Dubai and Sydney change through the year?
- Sydney changes clocks on Sunday, 4 October 2026, and Dubai never does, so the gap between them moves only when Sydney's clocks do. Sampled once a month across the twelve months from Monday, 28 September 2026 the window is 05:00–06:00 UTC, 05:00–07:00 UTC.
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Or read how overlap is calculated and the other questions people ask about scheduling across time zones.