🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
28
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 19:41 · 13 h 10 min
Melbourne to Southern Cross: time difference
Southern Cross is 3 h behind Melbourne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Southern Cross, Australia
28
- Australian Western Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Night
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 56 min
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Melbourne 22:32 10:32 PM Southern Cross 19:32 7:32 PM You –:–
22:32 10:32 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 19:41
19:32 7:32 PM
Australian Western Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16
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−3 h
Southern Cross is 3 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Southern Cross 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
🇦🇺 Southern Cross
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 | 🇦🇺 Southern Cross |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:32 | 19:32 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Australian Western Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Australia/Perth |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 05:20 |
| Sunset | 19:41 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 13 h 10 min | 12 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 700 |
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Melbourne and Southern Cross: common questions
What is the time difference between Melbourne and Southern Cross?
Southern Cross is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+8, while Melbourne is on UTC+11.
What time is it in Southern Cross at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Southern Cross it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Southern Cross when it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne?
When it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, it is 3:00 PM in Southern Cross.
When is a good time to call Southern Cross from Melbourne?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Melbourne – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Southern Cross – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Southern Cross?
Until 3:00 AM in Melbourne it is still the previous day in Southern Cross. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Southern Cross it is already the next day in Melbourne.
Does the time difference between Melbourne and Southern Cross change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Melbourne. From April 4, 2027, Southern Cross will be 2 hours behind Melbourne.
