Time in Philippines 🇵ðŸ‡
The current local time in Philippines is anchored on Manila (Asia/Manila, UTC +08:00 · GMT+8).
Manila local time
Monday, 12 October 2026 GMT+8
Philippines at a glance
- Capital
- Manila
- ISO codes
- PH · PHL
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 1
- Dialing code
- +63
- Currency
- Philippine Peso (PHP)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- Drives on the
- Right
Time zones in Philippines
All of Philippines keeps the same clock, UTC +08:00, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Manila · Manila | UTC +08:00 | — | None |
Manila vs. major cities
How far Manila is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Manila, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Manila | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −15 h | 18:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −2:30 h | 06:30 | 11:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Manila time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Manila
Since 1970, Manila has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 1 of 57 years. Since 1979 it has stayed on UTC +08:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Manila stays on UTC +08:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (3 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1977 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1978 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Forward on the fourth Wednesday in March, back on the third Thursday in September |
| 1979–2026 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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