Kaesong to Melbourne: time difference
Melbourne is 2 h ahead of Kaesong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
07
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 19:35 · 12 h 56 min
+2 h
Your time
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Kaesong 15:42 3:42 PM Melbourne 17:42 5:42 PM You –:–
15:42 3:42 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 18:01
17:42 5:42 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 19:35
·
+2 h
Melbourne is 2 h ahead of Kaesong.
When you, Kaesong 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
🇰🇵 Kaesong
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇵 Kaesong | 🇦🇺 Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:42 | 17:42 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Kaesong | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Pyongyang | Australia/Melbourne |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:40 | 06:39 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 19:35 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 12 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 308,000 | 5,031,195 |
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Kaesong and Melbourne: common questions
How many hours ahead of Kaesong is Melbourne?
The clocks in Melbourne are 2 hours ahead of those in Kaesong (UTC+11 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Melbourne when it is 9:00 AM in Kaesong?
When it is 9:00 AM in Kaesong, it is 11:00 AM in Melbourne.
What time is it in Melbourne when it is 6:00 PM in Kaesong?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kaesong, it is 8:00 PM in Melbourne.
When do working hours in Kaesong and in Melbourne overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Kaesong, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne.
When does the date change in Melbourne compared with Kaesong?
The new day starts in Melbourne earlier: at 10:00 PM in Kaesong it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Melbourne, Kaesong is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Kaesong and Melbourne change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Melbourne but not in Kaesong. From April 4, 2027, Melbourne will be 1 hour ahead of Kaesong.
