Meeting time

Best time to meet: Melbourne and Chennai

Melbourne is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Chennai right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours 30 minutes: 2:30 PM to 5 PM in Melbourne, which is 9 AM to 11:30 AM in Chennai. The easiest time to meet is 3:30 PM in Melbourne (10 AM in Chennai).

Wed 2:55 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight TimeTue 9:25 PMChennai · India Standard Time
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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.

MelbourneChennai
6 AM12:30 AMBoth off
7 AM1:30 AMBoth off
8 AM2:30 AMBoth off
9 AM3:30 AMMelbourne at work
10 AM4:30 AMMelbourne at work
11 AM5:30 AMMelbourne at work
12 PM6:30 AMMelbourne at work
1 PM7:30 AMMelbourne at work
2 PM8:30 AMMelbourne at work
3 PM9:30 AMBoth at work
4 PM10:30 AMBoth at work
5 PM11:30 AMChennai at work
6 PM12:30 PMChennai at work
7 PM1:30 PMChennai at work
8 PM2:30 PMChennai at work
9 PM3:30 PMChennai at work
10 PM4:30 PMChennai at work

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 / Chennai)
Now to April 4, 20275 hours 30 minutes ahead2:30 PM–5 PM (2 hours 30 minutes)3:30 PM / 10 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go back		4 hours 30 minutes ahead1:30 PM–5 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)2:30 PM / 10 AM
October 3, 2027 onward
clocks in Melbourne go forward		5 hours 30 minutes ahead2:30 PM–5 PM (2 hours 30 minutes)3:30 PM / 10 AM

Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney; Chennai keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Chennai when it is 9 AM in Melbourne?
3:30 AM in Chennai, while Melbourne is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Melbourne and Chennai?
3:30 PM in Melbourne, which is 10 AM in Chennai. Both cities are at work from 2:30 PM to 5 PM Melbourne time.
Does the time difference between Melbourne and Chennai change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 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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