Kobe to Melbourne: time difference
Melbourne is 2 h ahead of Kobe. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
26
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 19:40 · 13 h 8 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kobe 13:57 1:57 PM Melbourne 15:57 3:57 PM You –:–
13:57 1:57 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 17:23
15:57 3:57 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 19:40
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+2 h
Melbourne is 2 h ahead of Kobe.
When you, Kobe 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
🇯🇵 Kobe
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 | 🇯🇵 Kobe | 🇦🇺 Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:57 | 15:57 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Kobe | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Australia/Melbourne |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 19:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 13 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 1,537,272 | 5,031,195 |
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Kobe and Melbourne: common questions
How many hours ahead of Kobe is Melbourne?
The clocks in Melbourne are 2 hours ahead of those in Kobe (UTC+11 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kobe, what time is it in Melbourne?
At 9:00 AM in Kobe, clocks in Melbourne show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Melbourne at the end of the working day in Kobe?
The working day in Kobe ends at 6:00 PM; in Melbourne it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Melbourne from Kobe?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Kobe – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Kobe is it tomorrow in Melbourne?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Kobe, the date in Melbourne has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Melbourne, it is still the previous day in Kobe.
Is the time difference between Kobe 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 1 hour ahead of Kobe.
