Meeting time

Best time to meet: Seattle and Melbourne

Seattle is 19 hours behind Melbourne right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 2 PM to 5 PM in Seattle, which is 9 AM to 12 PM in Melbourne. The easiest time to meet is 3 PM in Seattle (10 AM in Melbourne).

Tue 7:54 AMSeattle · Pacific Standard TimeWed 2:54 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Seattle time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

SeattleMelbourne
6 AM1 AM next dayBoth off
7 AM2 AM next dayBoth off
8 AM3 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM4 AM next daySeattle at work
10 AM5 AM next daySeattle at work
11 AM6 AM next daySeattle at work
12 PM7 AM next daySeattle at work
1 PM8 AM next daySeattle at work
2 PM9 AM next dayBoth at work
3 PM10 AM next dayEasiest time
4 PM11 AM next dayBoth at work
5 PM12 PM next dayMelbourne at work
6 PM1 PM next dayMelbourne at work
7 PM2 PM next dayMelbourne at work
8 PM3 PM next dayMelbourne at work
9 PM4 PM next dayMelbourne at work
10 PM5 PM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesSeattle isBoth at work (Seattle time)Easiest (Seattle / Melbourne)
Now to March 14, 202719 hours behind2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Seattle go forward		18 hours behind3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go back		17 hours behind4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
October 3, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go forward		18 hours behind3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Seattle go back		19 hours behind2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM

Seattle keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Melbourne when it is 9 AM in Seattle?
4 AM in Melbourne, the next day, while Seattle is 19 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Seattle and Melbourne?
3 PM in Seattle, which is 10 AM in Melbourne. Both cities are at work from 2 PM to 5 PM Seattle time.
Does the time difference between Seattle and Melbourne 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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