Sanya to Melbourne: time difference
Melbourne is 3 h ahead of Sanya. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
44
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:42 · 13 h 12 min
+3 h
Your time
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Sanya 13:48 1:48 PM Melbourne 16:48 4:48 PM You –:–
13:48 1:48 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:18
16:48 4:48 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:42
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+3 h
Melbourne is 3 h ahead of Sanya.
When you, Sanya and Melbourne are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Sanya
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
🇦🇺 Melbourne
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Sanya | 🇦🇺 Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:48 | 16:48 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Sanya | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Australia/Melbourne |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 06:29 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 19:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 13 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 1,031,396 | 5,031,195 |
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Sanya and Melbourne: common questions
How far ahead of Sanya is Melbourne?
Melbourne is 3 hours ahead of Sanya: UTC+11 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Melbourne at the start of the working day in Sanya?
The working day in Sanya starts at 9:00 AM; in Melbourne it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sanya, what time is it in Melbourne?
At 6:00 PM in Sanya, clocks in Melbourne show 9:00 PM.
When do working hours in Sanya and in Melbourne overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Sanya, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne.
When does the date change in Melbourne compared with Sanya?
The new day starts in Melbourne earlier: at 9:00 PM in Sanya it is already midnight there. Until 3:00 AM in Melbourne, Sanya is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Sanya and Melbourne the same all year?
No. Only Melbourne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Melbourne will be 2 hours ahead of Sanya.
