What time is it in Melbourne right now?

It is 23:27 in Melbourne as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Melbourne uses the IANA zone Australia/Melbourne, currently +11:00.

Which time zone is Melbourne in?

Melbourne uses Australia/Melbourne, which is currently +11:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.

Does Melbourne observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Melbourne shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.

Is Melbourne ahead of or behind UTC?

Melbourne is currently at +11:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Melbourne is 23:00.

Time in Melbourne

23:27:31

It is 23:27 on Sunday, 1 November 2026 in Melbourne. Melbourne is in Australia. Civil time uses the IANA zone Australia/Melbourne at +11:00 from UTC (in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.

Melbourne keeps Australia/Melbourne, a separate IANA zone from Sydney even though both currently switch between UTC+10:00 and UTC+11:00 on the same Australian daylight-saving calendar.

Corporate hours commonly sit near 09:00–17:00. Treat Melbourne as its own zone in calendars rather than copying Sydney’s identifier — rule changes have diverged before and software stores the id, not the city name.

Australia/Melbourne is not an alias of Australia/Sydney. They currently share offsets, but Victorian and NSW legislatures have diverged before. Store the city’s own id.

Melbourne time zone

UTC offset: UTC+11:00
IANA: Australia/Melbourne
DST: in effect

Daylight saving in Melbourne

Daylight saving is currently in effect, so Melbourne is running one step ahead of its standard offset. Clocks in Melbourne next go back on 4 April 2027 at 02:00 local time, moving from UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00.

Daylight in Melbourne today

The sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:54, giving 13 h 41 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 13:03, 64 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because Melbourne sits west of the 165° E meridian its current offset is built on.

Sunrise: 06:13
Sunset: 19:54
Daylight: 13 h 41 m
Solar noon: 13:03Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.

Best time to call Melbourne

Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Melbourne and the same hours in other major cities.

City	Local now	Working overlap
Tokyo	21:27	6 h · 11:00–17:00 in Melbourne
Delhi	17:57	3 h · 14:30–17:00 in Melbourne
Shanghai	20:27	5 h · 12:00–17:00 in Melbourne
Dhaka	18:27	3 h · 14:00–17:00 in Melbourne
São Paulo	09:27	No overlap
Cairo	14:27	No overlap

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About Melbourne

Population: 5,350,705The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
Region: Victoria
Coordinates: 37.8142° S, 144.9631° ELatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Calling code: +61Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
Languages: English
Airports: MELMelbourneArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Melbourne local time, not the time where you booked.

Frequently asked questions about time in Melbourne

What time is it in Melbourne right now?: It is 23:27 in Melbourne as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Melbourne uses the IANA zone Australia/Melbourne, currently +11:00.
Which time zone is Melbourne in?: Melbourne uses Australia/Melbourne, which is currently +11:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
Does Melbourne observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Melbourne shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.
Is Melbourne ahead of or behind UTC?: Melbourne is currently at +11:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Melbourne is 23:00.