5pm in Manila is 6am in Sydney

When it’s 9am in Manila, it’s 10pm in Sydney. Sydney is 11 hours behind Manila. Neither city observes daylight saving time, so this offset is fixed year-round. The best time to schedule calls between the two cities is early morning in Sydney (when it’s opening hours in Manila) or late evening in Manila (when it’s afternoon in Sydney). Remote teams spanning Manila and Sydney typically designate a fixed overlap window for synchronous meetings, with async handoffs covering the rest. In practice, teams in Sydney often take early-morning slots to connect with Manila during afternoon hours, while the Manila side tends toward end-of-day availability. Asynchronous handoffs using shared documents or recorded video updates help bridge the hours when schedules do not overlap.