🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
12
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
Melbourne to Qingdao, Shandong: time difference
Qingdao, Shandong 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 17:44 5:44 PM Qingdao, Shandong 14:44 2:44 PM You –:–
17:44 5:44 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
14:44 2:44 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:32
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−3 h
Qingdao, Shandong is 3 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Qingdao, Shandong 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
🇨🇳 Qingdao, Shandong
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 | 🇨🇳 Qingdao, Shandong |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:44 | 14:44 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:44 | 06:01 |
| Sunset | 19:32 | 17:32 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 10,071,722 |
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Melbourne and Qingdao, Shandong: common questions
How far behind Melbourne is Qingdao, Shandong?
Qingdao is 3 hours behind Melbourne: UTC+8 against UTC+11.
What time is it in Qingdao, Shandong, at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Qingdao it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Qingdao, Shandong?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Qingdao show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Qingdao, Shandong, from Melbourne?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Melbourne – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Qingdao – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Melbourne is it still yesterday in Qingdao, Shandong?
Before 3:00 AM in Melbourne, the date in Qingdao has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Qingdao, it is already the next day in Melbourne.
Does the time gap between Melbourne and Qingdao, Shandong, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Melbourne but not in Qingdao. From April 4, 2027, Qingdao will be 2 hours behind Melbourne.
