Meeting time

Best time to meet: Melbourne and Auckland

Melbourne is 2 hours behind Auckland right now. Their working days overlap for 6 hours: 9 AM to 3 PM in Melbourne, which is 11 AM to 5 PM in Auckland. The easiest time to meet is 11:30 AM in Melbourne (1:30 PM in Auckland).

Wed 2:57 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight TimeWed 4:57 AMAuckland · New Zealand Daylight Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 11, 2026, Melbourne time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

MelbourneAuckland
6 AM8 AMBoth off
7 AM9 AMAuckland at work
8 AM10 AMAuckland at work
9 AM11 AMBoth at work
10 AM12 PMBoth at work
11 AM1 PMBoth at work
12 PM2 PMBoth at work
1 PM3 PMBoth at work
2 PM4 PMBoth at work
3 PM5 PMMelbourne at work
4 PM6 PMMelbourne at work
5 PM7 PMBoth off
6 PM8 PMBoth off
7 PM9 PMBoth off
8 PM10 PMBoth off
9 PM11 PMBoth off
10 PM12 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesMelbourne isBoth at work (Melbourne time)Easiest (Melbourne / Auckland)
Now to April 4, 20272 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
April 4, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Auckland go back
1 hour behind9 AM–4 PM (7 hours)10 AM / 11 AM
April 4, 2027 to September 26, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go back
2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
September 26, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Auckland go forward
3 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM
October 3, 2027 onward
clocks in Melbourne go forward
2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM

Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Auckland when it is 9 AM in Melbourne?
11 AM in Auckland, while Melbourne is 2 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Melbourne and Auckland?
11:30 AM in Melbourne, which is 1:30 PM in Auckland. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 3 PM Melbourne time.
Does the time difference between Melbourne and Auckland 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.

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