Canada
Time now in Melbourne
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:57Sunset 07:45Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Toronto
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
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Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
07:45
Day length
13h 48m
Coordinates
45.58, -72.17
Time difference from Melbourne
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Melbourne right now.
Melbourne on the map
About the time in Melbourne
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Melbourne day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Melbourne runs on America/Toronto, which puts the city UTC −4 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.
Melbourne is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −4 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Melbourne
- What time is it in Melbourne right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Melbourne, updating every second from America/Toronto (UTC −4).
- When do the sun rise and set in Melbourne today?
- Sunrise is at 05:57 and sunset at 07:45, giving 13h 48m of daylight.
- Does Melbourne change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Melbourne in?
- Melbourne uses America/Toronto, currently UTC −4.
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