Current time in Melbourne, Australia
The current local time in Melbourne is shown below. Melbourne observes AEST in winter and AEDT during daylight saving time.
Daylight saving time
Sunrise & sunset today
Timezone facts
Melbourne in context
Melbourne sits on Port Phillip Bay in southeastern Australia, the capital of the state of Victoria and the second-largest city in the country with a metropolitan area of around 5.2 million residents. The city has overtaken Sydney in projected population for the late 2020s. The geography is defined by the broad bay forming a sheltered southern flank, the Yarra River winding through the central business district, and the extensive low-rise suburbs that sprawl outward across the flat coastal plain.
Timezone history of Melbourne
Melbourne is on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) at UTC+10, switching to Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) at UTC+11 from the first Sunday of October to the first Sunday of April. Victoria's western border with South Australia produces an unusual 30-minute timezone change: South Australia uses ACST/ACDT at UTC+9:30 and UTC+10:30, putting Adelaide half an hour behind Melbourne year-round.
Working hours in Melbourne
Melbourne's working day runs 09:00 to 17:00 with a strong tradition of early-morning coffee meetings in the city centre, supported by what is widely considered Australia's most developed café culture. The financial and legal sectors concentrated in Collins Street keep slightly earlier starts to overlap with Asian markets. The annual Australian Open tennis tournament in January and the Melbourne Cup horse race on the first Tuesday of November are both designated public holiday events that empty offices.