Meeting time
Best time to meet: Melbourne and Rio de Janeiro
Melbourne is 14 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 7:30 AM in Melbourne, which is 5:30 PM in Rio de Janeiro — one of you starts early or stays late.
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.
| Melbourne | Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 4 PM day before | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 7 AM | 5 PM day before | Both off |
| 8 AM | 6 PM day before | Both off |
| 9 AM | 7 PM day before | Melbourne at work |
| 10 AM | 8 PM day before | Melbourne at work |
| 11 AM | 9 PM day before | Melbourne at work |
| 12 PM | 10 PM day before | Melbourne at work |
| 1 PM | 11 PM day before | Melbourne at work |
| 2 PM | 12 AM | Melbourne at work |
| 3 PM | 1 AM | Melbourne at work |
| 4 PM | 2 AM | Melbourne at work |
| 5 PM | 3 AM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 4 AM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 5 AM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 6 AM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 7 AM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 8 AM | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Melbourne is | Both at work (Melbourne time) | Easiest (Melbourne / Rio de Janeiro) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to April 4, 2027 | 14 hours ahead | None | 7:30 AM / 5:30 PM |
| April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027 clocks in Melbourne go back | 13 hours ahead | None | 7 AM / 6 PM |
| October 3, 2027 onward clocks in Melbourne go forward | 14 hours ahead | None | 7:30 AM / 5:30 PM |
Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney; Rio de Janeiro keeps the same clock as São Paulo.
Questions people ask
7 PM in Rio de Janeiro, the day before, while Melbourne is 14 hours ahead.
7:30 AM in Melbourne, which is 5:30 PM in Rio de Janeiro. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
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