🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
55
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
Melbourne to Darwin: time difference
Darwin is 1 h 30 min behind Melbourne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Darwin, Australia
55
- Australian Central Standard Time
- UTC+9:30
- Daytime
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:44 · 12 h 18 min
−1 h 30 min
Your time
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Melbourne 12:03 12:03 PM Darwin 10:33 10:33 AM You –:–
12:03 12:03 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
10:33 10:33 AM
Australian Central Standard Time · UTC+9:30
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:44
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−1 h 30 min
Darwin is 1 h 30 min behind Melbourne.
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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
🇦🇺 Darwin
22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Darwin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:03 | 10:33 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Australian Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+9:30 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −1 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Australia/Darwin |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 06:25 |
| Sunset | 19:32 | 18:44 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 12 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 122,207 |
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Melbourne and Darwin: common questions
What is the time difference between Melbourne and Darwin?
Darwin is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC+9:30, while Melbourne is on UTC+11.
What time is it in Darwin at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Darwin it is 7:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Darwin?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Darwin show 4:30 PM.
Is there a time when both Melbourne and Darwin are at work?
Yes: from 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne (9:00 AM to 4:30 PM in Darwin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Darwin compared with Melbourne?
The new day starts in Darwin later: until 1:30 AM in Melbourne, it is still the previous day there. From 10:30 PM in Darwin, Melbourne is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Melbourne and Darwin the same all year?
No. Only Melbourne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Darwin will be 30 minutes behind Melbourne.
