Meeting time

Best time to meet: Melbourne and Santiago

Melbourne is 14 hours ahead of Santiago 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 Santiago — one of you starts early or stays late.

Wed 2:57 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight TimeTue 12:57 PMSantiago · Chile Summer 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.

MelbourneSantiago
6 AM4 PM day beforeSantiago at work
7 AM5 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM6 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM7 PM day beforeMelbourne at work
10 AM8 PM day beforeMelbourne at work
11 AM9 PM day beforeMelbourne at work
12 PM10 PM day beforeMelbourne at work
1 PM11 PM day beforeMelbourne at work
2 PM12 AMMelbourne at work
3 PM1 AMMelbourne at work
4 PM2 AMMelbourne at work
5 PM3 AMBoth off
6 PM4 AMBoth off
7 PM5 AMBoth off
8 PM6 AMBoth off
9 PM7 AMBoth off
10 PM8 AMBoth 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 / Santiago)
Now to April 4, 202714 hours aheadNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
April 4, 2027 to April 3, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go back
13 hours aheadNone7 AM / 6 PM
April 3, 2027 to September 5, 2027
clocks in Santiago go back
14 hours aheadNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
September 5, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Santiago go forward
13 hours aheadNone7 AM / 6 PM
October 3, 2027 onward
clocks in Melbourne go forward
14 hours aheadNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM

Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Santiago when it is 9 AM in Melbourne?
7 PM in Santiago, the day before, while Melbourne is 14 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Melbourne and Santiago?
7:30 AM in Melbourne, which is 5:30 PM in Santiago. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Melbourne and Santiago 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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