Time in Sandakan vs Karachi
Sandakan keeps UTC+8 (UTC+8) and Karachi keeps PKT (UTC+5) today. Karachi is 3 hours behind Sandakan; the rows below read both clocks live.
The working day, side by side
Hours shaded in both rows are inside working hours in both cities: 09:00–15:00 in Karachi (12:00–18:00 your time).
| City | 00:00 in Sandakan | 01:00 in Sandakan | 02:00 in Sandakan | 03:00 in Sandakan | 04:00 in Sandakan | 05:00 in Sandakan | 06:00 in Sandakan | 07:00 in Sandakan | 08:00 in Sandakan | 09:00 in Sandakan | 10:00 in Sandakan | 11:00 in Sandakan | 12:00 in Sandakan | 13:00 in Sandakan | 14:00 in Sandakan | 15:00 in Sandakan | 16:00 in Sandakan | 17:00 in Sandakan | 18:00 in Sandakan | 19:00 in Sandakan | 20:00 in Sandakan | 21:00 in Sandakan | 22:00 in Sandakan | 23:00 in Sandakan |
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| Sandakan—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Karachi—— | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Do more with Sandakan and Karachi
Best hours to call
12:00 in Sandakan
Inside working hours on both sides
09:00 in Karachi
13:00 in Sandakan
Inside working hours on both sides
10:00 in Karachi
14:00 in Sandakan
Inside working hours on both sides
11:00 in Karachi
15:00 in Sandakan
Inside working hours on both sides
12:00 in Karachi
Where daylight saving pulls them apart
Neither Sandakan nor Karachi changes its clocks, so the gap above holds all year.
Also useful
Common questions
How many hours ahead is Karachi of Sandakan?
Karachi is 3 hours behind Sandakan right now. The gap is not fixed: it moves whenever either side changes its clocks.
What is the best time to call between Sandakan and Karachi?
Any hour in 12:00–18:00 Sandakan time is inside working hours in both cities.
Do Sandakan and Karachi change clocks on the same date?
Neither city changes its clocks, so the gap between them never moves.