🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 19:43 · 13 h 15 min
Melbourne to Hirakata: time difference
Hirakata is 2 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 14:13 2:13 PM Hirakata 12:13 12:13 PM You –:–
14:13 2:13 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 19:43
12:13 12:13 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 17:17
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−2 h
Hirakata is 2 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Hirakata 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
🇯🇵 Hirakata
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Melbourne | 🇯🇵 Hirakata |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:13 | 12:13 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Japan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Asia/Tokyo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:28 | 06:08 |
| Sunset | 19:43 | 17:17 |
| Daylight | 13 h 15 min | 11 h 9 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 402,495 |
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Melbourne and Hirakata: common questions
How many hours behind Melbourne is Hirakata?
The clocks in Hirakata are 2 hours behind those in Melbourne (UTC+9 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Hirakata when it is 9:00 AM in Melbourne?
When it is 9:00 AM in Melbourne, it is 7:00 AM in Hirakata.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Hirakata?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Hirakata show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Hirakata from Melbourne?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Melbourne – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Hirakata – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Melbourne is it still yesterday in Hirakata?
Before 2:00 AM in Melbourne, the date in Hirakata has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Hirakata, it is already the next day in Melbourne.
Is the time difference between Melbourne and Hirakata the same all year?
No. Only Melbourne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Hirakata will be 1 hour behind Melbourne.
