🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
Melbourne to Kota Kinabalu: time difference
Kota Kinabalu is 3 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 00:00 12:00 AM Kota Kinabalu 21:00 9:00 PM You –:–
00:00 12:00 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
21:00 9:00 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:04
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−3 h
Kota Kinabalu is 3 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Kota Kinabalu 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
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu
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 | 🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:00 | 21:00 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Malaysia Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Asia/Kuching |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 19:32 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 500,425 |
Compare Melbourne with another city
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Melbourne and Kota Kinabalu: common questions
How many hours behind Melbourne is Kota Kinabalu?
The clocks in Kota Kinabalu are 3 hours behind those in Melbourne (UTC+8 and UTC+11).
If it is 9:00 AM in Melbourne, what time is it in Kota Kinabalu?
At 9:00 AM in Melbourne, clocks in Kota Kinabalu show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Kota Kinabalu at the end of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne ends at 6:00 PM; in Kota Kinabalu it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Kota Kinabalu from Melbourne?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Melbourne – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Melbourne is it still yesterday in Kota Kinabalu?
Before 3:00 AM in Melbourne, the date in Kota Kinabalu has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu, it is already the next day in Melbourne.
Does the time gap between Melbourne and Kota Kinabalu change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Melbourne but not in Kota Kinabalu. From April 4, 2027, Kota Kinabalu will be 2 hours behind Melbourne.
