🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
16
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
Cairns to Melbourne: time difference
Melbourne is 1 h ahead of Cairns. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
16
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
+1 h
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Cairns 14:54 2:54 PM Melbourne 15:54 3:54 PM You –:–
14:54 2:54 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
15:54 3:54 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
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+1 h
Melbourne is 1 h ahead of Cairns.
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Working hours
🇦🇺 Cairns
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🇦🇺 Melbourne
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Cairns | 🇦🇺 Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:54 | 15:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Cairns | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Brisbane | Australia/Melbourne |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 19:32 |
| Daylight | 12 h 23 min | 12 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 153,181 | 5,031,195 |
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Cairns and Melbourne: common questions
How far ahead of Cairns is Melbourne?
Melbourne is 1 hour ahead of Cairns: UTC+11 against UTC+10.
What time is it in Melbourne at the start of the working day in Cairns?
The working day in Cairns starts at 9:00 AM; in Melbourne it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Melbourne at the end of the working day in Cairns?
The working day in Cairns ends at 6:00 PM; in Melbourne it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Melbourne from Cairns?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Cairns – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Cairns is it tomorrow in Melbourne?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cairns, the date in Melbourne has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Melbourne, it is still the previous day in Cairns.
Is the time difference between Cairns and Melbourne the same all year?
No. Only Melbourne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Melbourne and Cairns will have the same time.
