Meeting time

Best time to meet: Washington, D.C. and Melbourne

Washington, D.C. is 16 hours behind Melbourne right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 4:30 PM in Washington, D.C., which is 8:30 AM in Melbourne — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 10:55 AMWashington, D.C. · Eastern Standard TimeWed 2:55 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight Time
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Hour by hour

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

Washington, D.C.Melbourne
6 AM10 PMBoth off
7 AM11 PMBoth off
8 AM12 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM1 AM next dayWashington, D.C. at work
10 AM2 AM next dayWashington, D.C. at work
11 AM3 AM next dayWashington, D.C. at work
12 PM4 AM next dayWashington, D.C. at work
1 PM5 AM next dayWashington, D.C. at work
2 PM6 AM next dayWashington, D.C. at work
3 PM7 AM next dayWashington, D.C. at work
4 PM8 AM next dayWashington, D.C. at work
5 PM9 AM next dayMelbourne at work
6 PM10 AM next dayMelbourne at work
7 PM11 AM next dayMelbourne at work
8 PM12 PM next dayMelbourne at work
9 PM1 PM next dayMelbourne at work
10 PM2 PM next dayMelbourne at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesWashington, D.C. isBoth at work (Washington, D.C. time)Easiest (Washington, D.C. / Melbourne)
Now to March 14, 202716 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Washington, D.C. go forward		15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go back		14 hours behindNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
October 3, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go forward		15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Washington, D.C. go back		16 hours behindNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Washington, D.C. keeps the same clock as New York; Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Melbourne when it is 9 AM in Washington, D.C.?
1 AM in Melbourne, the next day, while Washington, D.C. is 16 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Washington, D.C. and Melbourne?
4:30 PM in Washington, D.C., which is 8:30 AM in Melbourne. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Washington, D.C. 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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