Lagos and Sydney working-hours overlap
On Monday, 28 September 2026, Lagos is 9 hours behind Sydney — UTC+01:00 against UTC+10:00. They share no working hours that day at all: Lagos works 08:00–16:00 UTC and Sydney works 23:00–07:00 UTC, and those two windows do not meet. Lagos does not change clocks at all. Sydney changes clocks on Sunday, 4 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 9 hours to 10 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
No shared working hours on this date.
On this date the two working days do not meet, and none of the twelve months sampled for the year brings them together. Widening one side’s hours is what would change it; no other date will find a window that is not there.
Each city's working day
| City | Local hours | In UTC | Offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 09:00–17:00 | 08:00–16:00 UTC | UTC+01:00 | 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 |
Is there any overlap through the year?
Sydney changes clocks on Sunday, 4 October 2026, and Lagos never does, so the gap between them moves only when Sydney's clocks do. In the twelve months sampled the two working days never meet, so there is no window to move.
| Month | Shared window | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | No shared hours | — |
| 2026-11 | No shared hours | — |
| 2026-12 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-01 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-02 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-03 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-04 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-05 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-06 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-07 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-08 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-09 | No shared hours | — |
Questions
- Is there any time Lagos and Sydney are both at work?
- Not on Monday, 28 September 2026. Lagos works 08:00–16:00 UTC and Sydney works 23:00–07:00 UTC, and those windows do not overlap. Widening one side's hours or choosing another date is what changes that.
- How far apart are Lagos and Sydney?
- On Monday, 28 September 2026, Lagos is 9 hours behind Sydney — UTC+01:00 against UTC+10:00. Lagos does not change clocks at all. Sydney changes clocks on Sunday, 4 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 9 hours to 10 hours.
- Does the overlap between Lagos and Sydney change through the year?
- There is no month in the twelve months from Monday, 28 September 2026 when Lagos and Sydney are both inside their working hours. Lagos does not change clocks at all. Sydney changes clocks on Sunday, 4 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 9 hours to 10 hours.
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Or read how overlap is calculated and the other questions people ask about scheduling across time zones.