Sapporo to Melbourne: time difference
Melbourne is 2 h ahead of Sapporo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
08
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:42 · 13 h 12 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sapporo 21:25 9:25 PM Melbourne 23:25 11:25 PM You –:–
21:25 9:25 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 16:46
23:25 11:25 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:42
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+2 h
Melbourne is 2 h ahead of Sapporo.
When you, Sapporo 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
🇯🇵 Sapporo
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Sapporo | 🇦🇺 Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:25 | 23:25 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Sapporo | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Australia/Melbourne |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:29 |
| Sunset | 16:46 | 19:42 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 13 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 1,973,395 | 5,031,195 |
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Sapporo and Melbourne: common questions
What is the time difference between Sapporo and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+11, while Sapporo is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sapporo, what time is it in Melbourne?
At 9:00 AM in Sapporo, clocks in Melbourne show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Melbourne when it is 6:00 PM in Sapporo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sapporo, it is 8:00 PM in Melbourne.
When is a good time to call Melbourne from Sapporo?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Sapporo – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Melbourne – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Melbourne?
From 10:00 PM in Sapporo it is already the next day in Melbourne. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Melbourne it is still the previous day in Sapporo.
Is the time difference between Sapporo 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 1 hour ahead of Sapporo.
