Manila is 2 to 3 hours behind Sydney, depending on the time of year. If you are both awake 7 am to 11 pm, a January weekday gives you 13 hours awake at the same time, and 3 hours of those are outside a 9-to-5 for both of you (in July: 14 hours shared, 4 hours free). Here are the good ones.
Manila is 3 hours behind Sydney that week. On a weekday you are both awake for 13 hours, and 3 hours of those are outside work for both of you.
Worked out for the week of 11 January 2027 (11 Jan – 17 Jan), in Sydney time, with each zone’s own daylight-saving rules for those dates. Manila awake 7 am – 11 pm, working 9 am – 5 pm weekdays; Sydney awake 7 am – 11 pm, working 9 am – 5 pm weekdays.
A weekday, in Sydney timeboth awake
Sydneyawake 7 am – 11 pm
Manilaawake 10 – 2 am Sydney time
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Best on a weekday
8 – 10 pm Sydney
5 – 7 pm Manila · Sydney evening, Manila early evening
Another weekday option
5 – 7 pm Sydney
2 – 4 pm Manila · Sydney early evening, Manila afternoon · during Manila’s work hours
The long weekend call
Sat 7 – 10 pm Sydney
Sat 4 – 7 pm Manila · Sydney evening, Manila afternoon
The week · Sydney time, 11 Jan – 17 Jan
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
Mon
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
Tue
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
Wed
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
Thu
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
Fri
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
Sat
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
Sun
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
Columns are Sydney hours; the small figure in each cell is the time in Manila. both freeboth awake, one at workManila asleep
The Manila–Sydney gap through 2027
Dates
Difference
1 January – 3 April
Manila is 3 hours behind Sydney
4 April – 2 October
Manila is 2 hours behind Sydney
3 October – 31 December
Manila is 3 hours behind Sydney
The week grid and call windows were worked out for 11 Jan to 17 Jan 2027 with the IANA time-zone rules for Asia/Manila (Manila) and Australia/Sydney (Sydney). That week Sydney is on daylight-saving (summer) time and Manila keeps the same time all year. The table uses the same rules for every day of 2027. The finder above recalculates for the current week in your browser.
When it is … in Sydney
In Sydney
Manila, January
Manila, July
7 am
4 am
5 am
9 am
6 am
7 am
11 am
8 am
9 am
1 pm
10 am
11 am
3 pm
noon
1 pm
5 pm
2 pm
3 pm
7 pm
4 pm
5 pm
9 pm
6 pm
7 pm
Wednesday times. Send times as “your 8 pm” or “my 8 pm” so nobody has to guess whose clock you mean.
Stop doing the math every day
The Long Goodbye keeps your person’s local time and time of day on your home-screen widget and lock screen, so you can see whether it is morning coffee or midnight in Manila before you call. A “thinking of you” tap lights up their widget, and a countdown keeps the next visit in view.
What is the time difference between Manila and Sydney?
Manila is 2 to 3 hours behind Sydney, depending on the time of year. In 2027 it is 3 hours from 1 January to 3 April and from 3 October to 31 December; 2 hours from 4 April to 2 October.
What is the best time to call Manila from Sydney?
In January, the easiest two hours on a weekday are 8 – 10 pm Sydney, which is 5 – 7 pm Manila: Sydney evening, Manila early evening. At the weekend, Sat 7 – 10 pm Sydney (Sat 4 – 7 pm Manila) gives you a longer call. Change the awake and work hours in the finder on this page to fit your own days.
How many waking hours do Manila and Sydney share?
If both of you are awake from 7 am to 11 pm, you share 13 hours on a January weekday, and 3 hours of them fall outside 9-to-5 working hours in both places; in July it is 14 hours shared and 4 hours free.
Does daylight saving time change the call times?
Yes. In 2027 Sydney changes its clocks on 4 April and 3 October and Manila does not change its clocks, so a call you keep at the same time in Sydney moves by an hour in Manila on those dates. Check the table on this page and agree the new time out loud after each change.