IANA time-zone entity

Australia/Melbourne Time Zone

What is Australia/Melbourne? See its current local time, UTC offset, abbreviation, DST status, transitions, countries and major cities.

Current local time

12:00:05 AM

Abbreviation

GMT+10

DST status

Standard offset active

Standard UTC offset

UTC+10

Daylight UTC offset

UTC+11

What is Australia/Melbourne?

Australia/Melbourne is an IANA time-zone identifier associated with Australia. It currently uses UTC+10 and changes between UTC+10 and UTC+11 under its seasonal rules. Unlike a fixed UTC offset, this identifier retains location-specific historical and future clock rules.

Previous and next transitions

Previous transition

Apr 5, 2026 · back 60 minutes

Next transition

Oct 4, 2026 · forward 60 minutes

Current offset comparison

See all zones and cities currently matching UTC+10.

Upcoming annual transition schedule

Local date and timeBeforeAfterChange
October 4, 2026 at 3:00 AMUTC+10UTC+11Forward 60 minutes
April 4, 2027 at 2:00 AMUTC+11UTC+10Back 60 minutes

Countries and territories using this zone

Australia

Major cities using this zone

Related IANA time zones

Identifier and territory associations use the bundled IANA zone.tab reference. Offset, abbreviation and transition calculations use the time-zone rules available to the build and are refreshed in your browser. See the methodology, data sources and IANA Time Zone Database.