Meeting time

Best time to meet: Vancouver and Melbourne

Vancouver is 18 hours behind Melbourne right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours: 3 PM to 5 PM in Vancouver, which is 9 AM to 11 AM in Melbourne. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Vancouver (10 AM in Melbourne).

Tue 8:55 AMVancouver · Pacific Daylight TimeWed 2:55 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Hour by hour

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

VancouverMelbourne
6 AM12 AM next dayBoth off
7 AM1 AM next dayBoth off
8 AM2 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM3 AM next dayVancouver at work
10 AM4 AM next dayVancouver at work
11 AM5 AM next dayVancouver at work
12 PM6 AM next dayVancouver at work
1 PM7 AM next dayVancouver at work
2 PM8 AM next dayVancouver at work
3 PM9 AM next dayBoth at work
4 PM10 AM next dayEasiest time
5 PM11 AM next dayMelbourne at work
6 PM12 PM next dayMelbourne at work
7 PM1 PM next dayMelbourne at work
8 PM2 PM next dayMelbourne at work
9 PM3 PM next dayMelbourne at work
10 PM4 PM next dayMelbourne at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesVancouver isBoth at work (Vancouver time)Easiest (Vancouver / Melbourne)
Now to April 4, 202718 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 onward
clocks in Melbourne go forward
18 hours behind3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM

Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Melbourne when it is 9 AM in Vancouver?
3 AM in Melbourne, the next day, while Vancouver is 18 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Vancouver and Melbourne?
4 PM in Vancouver, which is 10 AM in Melbourne. Both cities are at work from 3 PM to 5 PM Vancouver time.
Does the time difference between Vancouver and Melbourne 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.

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