🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 19:50 · 13 h 31 min
Melbourne to Bortala: time difference
Bortala is 3 h behind Melbourne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Melbourne 21:59 9:59 PM Bortala 18:59 6:59 PM You –:–
21:59 9:59 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 19:50
18:59 6:59 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 09:04 · 🌙 19:28
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−3 h
Bortala is 3 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Bortala are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
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
🇨🇳 Bortala
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Melbourne | 🇨🇳 Bortala |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:59 | 18:59 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 09:04 |
| Sunset | 19:50 | 19:28 |
| Daylight | 13 h 31 min | 10 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 246,706 |
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Melbourne and Bortala: common questions
What is the time difference between Melbourne and Bortala?
Bortala is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+8, while Melbourne is on UTC+11.
What time is it in Bortala at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Bortala it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Bortala?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Bortala show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Bortala from Melbourne?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Melbourne – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Bortala – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Bortala compared with Melbourne?
The new day starts in Bortala later: until 3:00 AM in Melbourne, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Bortala, Melbourne is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Melbourne and Bortala change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Melbourne but not in Bortala. From April 4, 2027, Bortala will be 2 hours behind Melbourne.
