🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 19:37 · 13 h 1 min
Melbourne to Shantou: time difference
Shantou 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 17:30 5:30 PM Shantou 14:30 2:30 PM You –:–
17:30 5:30 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 19:37
14:30 2:30 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:49
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−3 h
Shantou is 3 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Shantou 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
🇨🇳 Shantou
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 | 🇨🇳 Shantou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:30 | 14:30 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 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 | 06:36 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 19:37 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 13 h 1 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 5,389,328 |
Compare Melbourne with another city
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Melbourne and Shantou: common questions
How many hours behind Melbourne is Shantou?
The clocks in Shantou 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 Shantou?
At 9:00 AM in Melbourne, clocks in Shantou show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Shantou at the end of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne ends at 6:00 PM; in Shantou it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Melbourne and Shantou are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Shantou), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Shantou compared with Melbourne?
The new day starts in Shantou later: until 3:00 AM in Melbourne, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Shantou, Melbourne is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Melbourne and Shantou change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Melbourne. From April 4, 2027, Shantou will be 2 hours behind Melbourne.
