Chongqing to Melbourne: time difference
Melbourne is 3 h ahead of Chongqing. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
37
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Chongqing 13:00 1:00 PM Melbourne 16:00 4:00 PM You –:–
13:00 1:00 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:52 · 🌙 18:31
16:00 4:00 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
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+3 h
Melbourne is 3 h ahead of Chongqing.
When you, Chongqing and Melbourne are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Chongqing
0 12 AM 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
🇦🇺 Melbourne
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Chongqing | 🇦🇺 Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:00 | 16:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Chongqing | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Melbourne |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:52 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 19:32 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 12 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 1,564,449 | 5,031,195 |
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Chongqing and Melbourne: common questions
How many hours ahead of Chongqing is Melbourne?
The clocks in Melbourne are 3 hours ahead of those in Chongqing (UTC+11 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Chongqing, what time is it in Melbourne?
At 9:00 AM in Chongqing, clocks in Melbourne show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Melbourne at the end of the working day in Chongqing?
The working day in Chongqing ends at 6:00 PM; in Melbourne it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Chongqing and Melbourne are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Chongqing (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Melbourne compared with Chongqing?
The new day starts in Melbourne earlier: at 9:00 PM in Chongqing it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Melbourne, Chongqing is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Chongqing 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 will be 2 hours ahead of Chongqing.
