If it is 12 noon in Melbourne what time

To determine the corresponding time in Beijing, we need to factor in the time difference between Melbourne and Beijing. Melbourne is located in the Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) zone, while Beijing follows the China Standard Time (CST).

AEDT is 16 hours ahead of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). Beijing, on the other hand, is 8 hours ahead of UTC.

Given that it is 12 noon in Melbourne, we can convert this to UTC by subtracting 16 hours.

12:00 PM (Melbourne) - 16 hours (AEDT offset) = 04:00 PM (UTC)

Now, to calculate the time in Beijing, we add the CST offset of 8 hours to the UTC time.

04:00 PM (UTC) + 8 hours (CST offset) = 12:00 AM (Beijing)

Therefore, when it is 12 noon in Melbourne, it is 12:00 AM (midnight) in Beijing.