Meeting time

Best time to meet: Melbourne and Riyadh

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

Wed 2:53 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight TimeTue 6:53 PMRiyadh · Arabian 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.

MelbourneRiyadh
6 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM12 AMBoth off
9 AM1 AMMelbourne at work
10 AM2 AMMelbourne at work
11 AM3 AMMelbourne at work
12 PM4 AMMelbourne at work
1 PM5 AMMelbourne at work
2 PM6 AMMelbourne at work
3 PM7 AMMelbourne at work
4 PM8 AMMelbourne at work
5 PM9 AMRiyadh at work
6 PM10 AMRiyadh at work
7 PM11 AMRiyadh at work
8 PM12 PMRiyadh at work
9 PM1 PMRiyadh at work
10 PM2 PMRiyadh 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 / Riyadh)
Now to April 4, 20278 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go back		7 hours ahead4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
October 3, 2027 onward
clocks in Melbourne go forward		8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney; Riyadh keeps the same clock as Istanbul.

Which days work

Riyadh works Sunday to Thursday and Melbourne works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Riyadh's weekend, and a Sunday one on Melbourne's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Riyadh when it is 9 AM in Melbourne?
1 AM in Riyadh, while Melbourne is 8 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Melbourne and Riyadh?
4:30 PM in Melbourne, which is 8:30 AM in Riyadh. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Melbourne and Riyadh 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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