🇦🇺 Southern Cross, Australia
23
- Australian Western Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Twilight
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 56 min
Southern Cross to Melbourne: time difference
Melbourne is 3 h ahead of Southern Cross. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
23
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 19:41 · 13 h 10 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Southern Cross 18:44 6:44 PM Melbourne 21:44 9:44 PM You –:–
18:44 6:44 PM
Australian Western Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16
21:44 9:44 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 19:41
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+3 h
Melbourne is 3 h ahead of Southern Cross.
When you, Southern Cross 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
🇦🇺 Southern Cross
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 | 🇦🇺 Southern Cross | 🇦🇺 Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:44 | 21:44 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Western Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Southern Cross | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Perth | Australia/Melbourne |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:20 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 19:41 |
| Daylight | 12 h 56 min | 13 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 700 | 5,031,195 |
Compare Southern Cross with another city
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Big time differences
Southern Cross and Melbourne: common questions
How many hours ahead of Southern Cross is Melbourne?
The clocks in Melbourne are 3 hours ahead of those in Southern Cross (UTC+11 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Melbourne when it is 9:00 AM in Southern Cross?
When it is 9:00 AM in Southern Cross, it is 12:00 PM in Melbourne.
What time is it in Melbourne at the end of the working day in Southern Cross?
The working day in Southern Cross ends at 6:00 PM; in Melbourne it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Melbourne from Southern Cross?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Southern Cross – that is 12:00 PM 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 9:00 PM in Southern Cross it is already the next day in Melbourne. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Melbourne it is still the previous day in Southern Cross.
Is the time difference between Southern Cross 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 Southern Cross.
