Melbourne

Australia • Australian Eastern Time

Time Zone

Melbourne uses Australian Eastern Time (AEST / AEDT), currently running at UTC+10 (Apr–Oct) / UTC+11 (Oct–Apr). Melbourne observes daylight saving from early October to early April — South Hemisphere summer. Clocks spring forward in October and fall back in April.

Business & Commerce

Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, operates on the same schedule as Sydney: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) from April through October, and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) from October through April. Because Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, Melbourne's summer — and its UTC+11 period — falls during the Northern Hemisphere's winter months. Melbourne and Sydney's clocks always display the same time since they share the same DST rules. Melbourne is regarded as Australia's banking and financial services capital in important respects: it is home to National Australia Bank, ANZ Banking Group, and major superannuation (pension) fund managers. At AEDT (UTC+11), Melbourne is eleven hours ahead of London and sixteen hours ahead of New York, like Sydney, putting its full working day well before any Western market opens.