🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
01
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 19:40 · 13 h 8 min
Melbourne to Kobe: time difference
Kobe 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 16:47 4:47 PM Kobe 14:47 2:47 PM You –:–
16:47 4:47 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 19:40
14:47 2:47 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 17:23
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−2 h
Kobe is 2 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Kobe 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
🇯🇵 Kobe
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 | 🇯🇵 Kobe |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:47 | 14:47 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:32 | 06:07 |
| Sunset | 19:40 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 13 h 8 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 1,537,272 |
Compare Melbourne with another city
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Melbourne and Kobe: common questions
How many hours behind Melbourne is Kobe?
The clocks in Kobe are 2 hours behind those in Melbourne (UTC+9 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Kobe at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Kobe it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Kobe?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Kobe show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Melbourne and Kobe are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Kobe), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Kobe compared with Melbourne?
The new day starts in Kobe later: until 2:00 AM in Melbourne, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Kobe, Melbourne is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Melbourne and Kobe change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Melbourne. From April 4, 2027, Kobe will be 1 hour behind Melbourne.
