Meeting time

Best time to meet: Dallas and Melbourne

Dallas is 17 hours behind Melbourne right now. Their working days overlap for 1 hour: 4 PM to 5 PM in Dallas, which is 9 AM to 10 AM in Melbourne. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Dallas (9 AM in Melbourne).

Tue 9:56 AMDallas · Central Standard TimeWed 2:56 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight Time
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Hour by hour

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

DallasMelbourne
6 AM11 PMBoth off
7 AM12 AM next dayBoth off
8 AM1 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM2 AM next dayDallas at work
10 AM3 AM next dayDallas at work
11 AM4 AM next dayDallas at work
12 PM5 AM next dayDallas at work
1 PM6 AM next dayDallas at work
2 PM7 AM next dayDallas at work
3 PM8 AM next dayDallas at work
4 PM9 AM next dayEasiest time
5 PM10 AM next dayMelbourne at work
6 PM11 AM next dayMelbourne at work
7 PM12 PM next dayMelbourne at work
8 PM1 PM next dayMelbourne at work
9 PM2 PM next dayMelbourne at work
10 PM3 PM next dayMelbourne at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesDallas isBoth at work (Dallas time)Easiest (Dallas / Melbourne)
Now to March 14, 202717 hours behind4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Dallas go forward		16 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go back		15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
October 3, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go forward		16 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Dallas go back		17 hours behind4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM

Dallas keeps the same clock as Chicago; Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Melbourne when it is 9 AM in Dallas?
2 AM in Melbourne, the next day, while Dallas is 17 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Dallas and Melbourne?
4 PM in Dallas, which is 9 AM in Melbourne. Both cities are at work from 4 PM to 5 PM Dallas time.
Does the time difference between Dallas 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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