Check the current local time in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, with AEST (UTC +10:00) during standard time and AEDT (UTC +11:00) during daylight saving time.
Australia/Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Current zone: AEST
Source: IANA Time Zone Database
AEST
UTC +10:00
Used outside daylight saving time
AEDT
UTC +11:00
Observed during daylight saving time
DST starts
October 4, 2026
Based on First Sunday in October / First Sunday in April
Melbourne runs on AEDT (summer) or AEST (winter), same offset as Sydney. Melbourne is home to most Australian corporate HQs (BHP, Rio Tinto, ANZ, NAB, Telstra) and anchors Australian media / advertising. Business hours 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM AEDT/AEST. The Sydney-Melbourne rivalry shows up in scheduling — "Sydney time" is often preferred wording even when Melbourne participants are on the same clock.
Oceania is dominated by Australia's three timezones — AEDT/AEST (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane), ACDT/ACST (Adelaide, Darwin, +30 min), AWDT/AWST (Perth). New Zealand sits an additional 2-3 h ahead. Queensland (Brisbane), Northern Territory, and Western Australia do not observe DST — so summer flips create a moving mix of neighbouring-city offsets. Auckland is one of the earliest cities to open the world business day.
Melbourne is located in Australia and uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone. For anyone coordinating calls or meetings internationally, the key question is rarely "what time is it" — it's which hours in Melbourne overlap with your own working day. Use the world clock comparison further down the page to see at a glance how Melbourne aligns with other major cities.
Scheduling tip: Always reference a city name in calendar invites rather than a fixed UTC offset. Calendar apps like Google Calendar and Outlook will automatically adjust for any clock changes on both ends, so your meeting stays at the intended local time for everyone involved.
Daylight Saving Time
DST starts on October 4, 2026. Clocks spring forward — sunrise and sunset shift one hour later in Melbourne.
Major cities in Australia — some may be in a different time zone than Melbourne if the country spans multiple zones.
Find the perfect overlap time between your timezone and Melbourne. Our calculator shows when business hours align.
Calculate Best Calling TimeEverything you need to know about Melbourne time
