What is the time difference between Melbourne and Sydney?

Sydney is 0 minutes behind Melbourne. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Sydney from Melbourne?

Between 10:00–18:00 in Melbourne, which is 10:00–18:00 in Sydney. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Melbourne observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Melbourne runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Melbourne, what time is it in Sydney?

It is 12:00 in Sydney, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Melbourne and Sydney use?

Melbourne uses Australia/Melbourne, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Melbourne time to Sydney time

Right now Sydney runs 0 minutes behind Melbourne. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Melbourne, and what the clock reads in Sydney at that same moment.

Melbourne	Sydney
00:00	00:00
01:00	01:00
02:00	02:00
03:00	03:00
04:00	04:00
05:00	05:00
06:00	06:00
07:00	07:00
08:00	08:00
09:00	09:00
10:00	10:00
11:00	11:00
12:00	12:00
13:00	13:00
14:00	14:00
15:00	15:00
16:00	16:00
17:00	17:00
18:00	18:00
19:00	19:00
20:00	20:00
21:00	21:00
22:00	22:00
23:00	23:00

Daylight saving time

Melbourne and Sydney both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

Melbourne

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

When you can actually talk

The window is 8 hours wide — 10:00–18:00 in Melbourne, 10:00–18:00 in Sydney.

Melbourne 10:00–18:00Sydney 10:00–18:00
Melbourne 09:00–10:00Sydney 09:00–10:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Melbourne	Sydney
IANA zone	Australia/Melbourne	Australia/Sydney
Abbreviation	AEST	AEST
Standard offset	UTC+10	UTC+10
Daylight offset	UTC+11	UTC+11
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Australia	Australia

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Melbourne and Sydney?: Sydney is 0 minutes behind Melbourne. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Sydney from Melbourne?: Between 10:00–18:00 in Melbourne, which is 10:00–18:00 in Sydney. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Melbourne observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Melbourne runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Melbourne, what time is it in Sydney?: It is 12:00 in Sydney, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Melbourne and Sydney use?: Melbourne uses Australia/Melbourne, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.