Time Difference Between Melbourne and New York
Melbourne is normally 15 hours ahead of New York.
This page shows the live time difference between Melbourne, Australia and New York, United States. Melbourne uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone (UTC+10 standard) and New York uses America/New_York (UTC-5 standard), so Melbourne is normally 15 hours ahead of New York. Both cities observe daylight saving time, so the exact gap can shift by an hour depending on the season. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Time zone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Standard offset
- UTC+10
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
New York
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Melbourne and New York have no overlapping working hours: when one city is in its 9 to 5, the other is outside it. To talk live, one side needs to take the call early or late, so asynchronous updates usually work better for this pair.
- Overlap
- None during standard working hours
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Compare any other two places on the time difference hub, or open the interactive world time zone map to pin cities and compare live.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Melbourne and New York?
Melbourne is normally 15 hours ahead of New York (Melbourne is UTC+10, New York is UTC-5). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Melbourne ahead of or behind New York?
Melbourne is ahead of New York by 15 hours under standard time.
Do Melbourne and New York use daylight saving time?
Melbourne observes daylight saving time; New York observes daylight saving time.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Melbourne and New York?
There is no overlap between a standard 9 to 5 working day in Melbourne and in New York, so a live call means one side joining outside normal hours.