🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
39
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
Melbourne to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 1 h behind Melbourne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
39
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Melbourne 18:28 6:28 PM Cairns 17:28 5:28 PM You –:–
18:28 6:28 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
17:28 5:28 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
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−1 h
Cairns is 1 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Cairns 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
🇦🇺 Cairns
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 | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:28 | 17:28 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:32 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 153,181 |
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Melbourne and Cairns: common questions
What is the time difference between Melbourne and Cairns?
Cairns is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+10, while Melbourne is on UTC+11.
What time is it in Cairns at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Cairns it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Cairns?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Cairns show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cairns from Melbourne?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Melbourne – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cairns – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cairns?
Until 1:00 AM in Melbourne it is still the previous day in Cairns. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cairns it is already the next day in Melbourne.
Does the time gap between Melbourne and Cairns change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Melbourne but not in Cairns. From April 4, 2027, Cairns and Melbourne will have the same time.
