Current time in Melbourne, Australia
Australian Eastern Time
UTC+10:00- Time zone
- Australian Eastern Time · Australia/Melbourne
- UTC offset now
- UTC+10:00 AEST
- Abbreviation
- AEST / AEDT
- Daylight saving
- Forward the first Sunday in October at 02:00, back the first Sunday in April at 03:00.
Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 02:00 (AEST → AEDT).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Victoria, Australia · 37.81° S, 144.96° E
- Population
- 5,435,590
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Melbourne at about 12:20 standard time: the clock runs about 20 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:10 and 13:34 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 21) | 07:23 | 19:30 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 07:35 | 17:08 | 9h 33m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:08 | 18:17 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 05:54 | 20:42 | 14h 47m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:59–18:22 (12 h 23 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.