Pair comparison

India vs Australia

India is 5.5 hours behind Australia. Their business-hour overlap is 3.5 hours per day.

Country comparisons use one representative IANA zone per country, current public-holiday rows, and a same-day business-hour model. Multi-zone countries still need city-level checks before travel or payroll decisions.

Live values rendered at Nov 5, 4:42 PM UTC.

India

Reference city: Mumbai

22:12GMT+5:30

Thu · Nov 5 · UTC+05:30

DST shifts / 12mo
0
Public holidays 2026
16

Australia

Reference city: Sydney

03:42GMT+11

Fri · Nov 6 · UTC+11:00

DST shifts / 12mo
2
Public holidays 2026
25

Operational read on this pair

Coordination class

moderate handoff pair

India and Australia have a usable but finite overlap window. Cluster live decisions inside that window and push reviews, approvals, and status updates async.

DST drift risk

2 sampled shifts / 12mo

Australia shifts clocks while India is stable in the sampled reference zone, so recurring meetings can move by one hour for part of the year.

Holiday availability

16 vs 25 listed holidays

India and Australia share 3 listed holiday dates in the selected year, so shared shutdown risk is visible before campaign or sprint planning.

Pair workflow examples

What fixed local work times become across the pair

moderate handoff pair

The current offset is enough for today, but the examples below make the page useful for real recurring work: standups, reviews, and end-of-day handoffs anchored to either country. Recheck these around DST transition weeks when either sampled zone shifts.

Anchored in India

  • morning standup: 9:00 AM in India is 2:30 PM in Australia (same day).
  • midday review: 1:00 PM in India is 6:30 PM in Australia (same day).
  • end-of-day handoff: 5:00 PM in India is 10:30 PM in Australia (same day).

Anchored in Australia

  • morning standup: 9:00 AM in Australia is 3:30 AM in India (same day).
  • midday review: 1:00 PM in Australia is 7:30 AM in India (same day).
  • end-of-day handoff: 5:00 PM in Australia is 11:30 AM in India (same day).

Best live-use strategy

3.5 shared business hours is usable but scarce. Put decision meetings there and move status updates, document reviews, and approvals async.

India next holiday checks

Diwali (2026-11-08); Guru Nanak Jayanti (2026-11-24); Christmas (2026-12-25)

Australia next holiday checks

Christmas Day (2026-12-25); St. Stephen's Day (2026-12-28)

Business-hour overlap

Overlap window: 3.5:00 → 07:00 UTC · 3.5h per day.

24-hour overlap heatmap (UTC across the bottom)

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  • Working hours (09–18 local)
  • Edge hours (07–09, 18–22)
  • Sleep hours (22–07)

Overlapping public holidays in 2026 (3)

  • 2026-01-26India: Republic Day · Australia: Australia Day
  • 2026-04-03India: Good Friday · Australia: Good Friday
  • 2026-12-25India: Christmas · Australia: Christmas Day

Both teams may be off on the dates above — useful for sprint planning and launch calendars.

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