Meeting time

Best time to meet: Zurich and Melbourne

Zurich is 10 hours behind Melbourne right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 7:30 AM in Zurich, which is 5:30 PM in Melbourne — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 4:56 PMZurich · Central European Standard TimeWed 2:56 AMMelbourne · Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Hour by hour

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

ZurichMelbourne
6 AM4 PMMelbourne at work
7 AM5 PMBoth off
8 AM6 PMBoth off
9 AM7 PMZurich at work
10 AM8 PMZurich at work
11 AM9 PMZurich at work
12 PM10 PMZurich at work
1 PM11 PMZurich at work
2 PM12 AM next dayZurich at work
3 PM1 AM next dayZurich at work
4 PM2 AM next dayZurich at work
5 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM6 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM7 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM8 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesZurich isBoth at work (Zurich time)Easiest (Zurich / Melbourne)
Now to March 28, 202710 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Zurich go forward
9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go back
8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
October 3, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Melbourne go forward
9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Zurich go back
10 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM

Zurich keeps the same clock as Berlin; Melbourne keeps the same clock as Sydney.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Melbourne when it is 9 AM in Zurich?
7 PM in Melbourne, while Zurich is 10 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Zurich and Melbourne?
7:30 AM in Zurich, which is 5:30 PM in Melbourne. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Zurich 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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