Australia
Time now in Melbourne
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 05:49Time zone UTC +10
Time zone
Australia/Melbourne
UTC offset
UTC +10
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
116,447
Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
05:49
Day length
10h 53m
Coordinates
-37.81, 144.94
Time difference from Melbourne
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Melbourne right now.
Melbourne on the map
About the time in Melbourne
Melbourne sits at latitude -37.81, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 10h 53m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 116,447 people live in Melbourne, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Melbourne runs on Australia/Melbourne, which puts the city UTC +10 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Melbourne
- Which time zone is Melbourne in?
- Melbourne uses Australia/Melbourne, currently UTC +10.
- When do the sun rise and set in Melbourne today?
- Sunrise is at 06:56 and sunset at 05:49, giving 10h 53m of daylight.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Australia/Melbourne, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Melbourne right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Melbourne, updating every second from Australia/Melbourne (UTC +10).
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