how many hours is australia ahead of usa
Melbourne is currently in Australian Eastern Day Time, making it 16 hours ahead of the United States Eastern Time Zone, and 19 hours ahead of the United States Pacific Time Zone during the tournament. That puts Melbourne time at 11 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or UTC+11h. Day 1 of the Australian Open is Monday, January 18th in local Melbourne time. The first scheduled singles matches will begin at 11 a.m. AEDT, or 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 17th in the United States Eastern Time.