Meeting time

Best time to meet: Boston and Melbourne

Boston is 16 hours behind Melbourne right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 4:30 PM in Boston, which is 8:30 AM in Melbourne — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 10:54 AMBoston · Eastern Standard TimeWed 2:54 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Boston time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

BostonMelbourne
6 AM10 PMBoth off
7 AM11 PMBoth off
8 AM12 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM1 AM next dayBoston at work
10 AM2 AM next dayBoston at work
11 AM3 AM next dayBoston at work
12 PM4 AM next dayBoston at work
1 PM5 AM next dayBoston at work
2 PM6 AM next dayBoston at work
3 PM7 AM next dayBoston at work
4 PM8 AM next dayBoston at work
5 PM9 AM next dayMelbourne at work
6 PM10 AM next dayMelbourne at work
7 PM11 AM next dayMelbourne at work
8 PM12 PM next dayMelbourne at work
9 PM1 PM next dayMelbourne at work
10 PM2 PM next dayMelbourne at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesBoston isBoth at work (Boston time)Easiest (Boston / Melbourne)
Now to March 14, 202716 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Boston go forward		15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go back		14 hours behindNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
October 3, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go forward		15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Boston go back		16 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Boston keeps the same clock as New York; Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Melbourne when it is 9 AM in Boston?
1 AM in Melbourne, the next day, while Boston is 16 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Boston and Melbourne?
4:30 PM in Boston, which is 8:30 AM in Melbourne. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Boston and Melbourne change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

More cities

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