🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
39
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 19:43 · 13 h 15 min
Melbourne to Putian: time difference
Putian 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 08:56 8:56 AM Putian 05:56 5:56 AM You –:–
08:56 8:56 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 19:43
05:56 5:56 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 17:33
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−3 h
Putian is 3 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Putian 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
🇨🇳 Putian
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 | 🇨🇳 Putian |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:56 | 05:56 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:28 | 06:06 |
| Sunset | 19:43 | 17:33 |
| Daylight | 13 h 15 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 1,954,000 |
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Melbourne and Putian: common questions
How far behind Melbourne is Putian?
Putian is 3 hours behind Melbourne: UTC+8 against UTC+11.
What time is it in Putian at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Putian it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Putian at the end of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne ends at 6:00 PM; in Putian it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Putian from Melbourne?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Melbourne – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Putian – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Putian?
Until 3:00 AM in Melbourne it is still the previous day in Putian. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Putian it is already the next day in Melbourne.
Is the time difference between Melbourne and Putian the same all year?
No. Only Melbourne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Putian will be 2 hours behind Melbourne.
