🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
Melbourne to Lae: time difference
Lae is 1 h behind Melbourne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Melbourne 15:52 3:52 PM Lae 14:52 2:52 PM You –:–
15:52 3:52 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
14:52 2:52 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06
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−1 h
Lae is 1 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Lae 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
🇵🇬 Lae
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Melbourne | 🇵🇬 Lae |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:52 | 14:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Papua New Guinea Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Pacific/Port Moresby |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:32 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 12 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 250,948 |
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Melbourne and Lae: common questions
What is the time difference between Melbourne and Lae?
Lae is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+10, while Melbourne is on UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Melbourne, what time is it in Lae?
At 9:00 AM in Melbourne, clocks in Lae show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Lae?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Lae show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Melbourne and in Lae overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lae.
When does the date change in Lae compared with Melbourne?
The new day starts in Lae later: until 1:00 AM in Melbourne, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lae, Melbourne is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Melbourne and Lae change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Melbourne but not in Lae. From April 4, 2027, Lae and Melbourne will have the same time.
