🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
Melbourne to Hong Kong (China): time difference
Hong Kong (China) is 3 h behind Melbourne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Melbourne 21:48 9:48 PM Hong Kong (China) 18:48 6:48 PM You –:–
21:48 9:48 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
18:48 6:48 PM
Hong Kong Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:04
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−3 h
Hong Kong (China) is 3 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Hong Kong (China) 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
🇭🇰 Hong Kong (China)
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 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong (China) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:48 | 18:48 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Hong Kong Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Asia/Hong Kong |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 06:18 |
| Sunset | 19:32 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 7,413,070 |
Compare Melbourne with another city
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Melbourne and Hong Kong (China): common questions
How many hours behind Melbourne is Hong Kong (China)?
The clocks in Hong Kong are 3 hours behind those in Melbourne (UTC+8 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Hong Kong (China) at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Hong Kong it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Hong Kong (China)?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Hong Kong show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Melbourne and in Hong Kong (China) overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Hong Kong.
When is it still the previous day in Hong Kong (China)?
Until 3:00 AM in Melbourne it is still the previous day in Hong Kong. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Hong Kong it is already the next day in Melbourne.
Is the time difference between Melbourne and Hong Kong (China) the same all year?
No. Only Melbourne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Hong Kong will be 2 hours behind Melbourne.
