🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
08
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
Melbourne to Alotau: time difference
Alotau is 1 h behind Melbourne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇵🇬 Alotau, Papua New Guinea
08
- Papua New Guinea Time
- UTC+10
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 17:54 · 12 h 16 min
−1 h
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Melbourne 18:11 6:11 PM Alotau 17:11 5:11 PM You –:–
18:11 6:11 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
17:11 5:11 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 17:54
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−1 h
Alotau is 1 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Alotau are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇦🇺 Melbourne
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
🇵🇬 Alotau
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Melbourne | 🇵🇬 Alotau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:11 | 17:11 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Papua New Guinea Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Pacific/Port Moresby |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 05:38 |
| Sunset | 19:32 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 12 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 47,367 |
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Melbourne and Alotau: common questions
How far behind Melbourne is Alotau?
Alotau is 1 hour behind Melbourne: UTC+10 against UTC+11.
What time is it in Alotau at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Alotau it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Alotau at the end of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne ends at 6:00 PM; in Alotau it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Melbourne and in Alotau overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Alotau.
When is it still the previous day in Alotau?
Until 1:00 AM in Melbourne it is still the previous day in Alotau. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Alotau it is already the next day in Melbourne.
Is the time difference between Melbourne and Alotau the same all year?
No. Only Melbourne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Alotau and Melbourne will have the same time.
