Italy is 8 hours behind Australia. At noon in Italy, your contact in Australia sees 20:00.
Italy is in the Europe/Rome timezone. Australia is in Australia/Sydney. The difference is 8 hours.
Mutual working hours
Italy and Australia have no shared working hours under a standard 9:00–17:00 schedule. One side will always need to join at an off-hour.
Recommended meeting windows
Since Italy and Australia don't share working hours, these are the most practical options available.
08:00 Rome / 16:00 Sydney⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 1h before working hours in Rome
09:00 Rome / 17:00 Sydney⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 1h after working hours in Sydney
07:00 Rome / 15:00 Sydney⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 2h before working hours in Rome
Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.
Public holidays for both locations
⚡ Holiday alerts for both locations, double-check schedules before confirming.
Italy6 holidays
Aug 15Assumption Day
Oct 4St. Francis of Assisi's Day
Nov 1All Saints Day
Dec 8Immaculate Conception
Dec 25Christmas Day
Australia7 holidays
Aug 3Picnic Day
Sep 28King's Birthday
Oct 5Labour Day
Oct 5King's Birthday
Nov 3Melbourne Cup
Scheduling between Italy and Australia
Italy (Italy) and Australia (Australia) are 8 hours apart — far enough that standard 9–5 schedules do not overlap. Any real-time meeting means someone is joining outside their normal hours.
💡 Scheduling tips for these locations
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When Italy is at 08:00, Australia reads 16:00 — 1h before working hours in Rome.
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When Italy is at 09:00, Australia reads 17:00 — 1h after working hours in Sydney.
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When Italy is at 07:00, Australia reads 15:00 — 2h before working hours in Rome.
With no shared business hours, these slots distribute the scheduling burden as evenly as possible between both locations.
DST transitions can silently shift your meeting times by an hour. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension tracks these changes automatically so you never get caught off guard.
Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in Italy. The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.
