Macau — Asia/Macau
The current local time in the Asia/Macau IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Macao SAR China in the area around Macau. The zone is currently at UTC +08:00 · GMT+8 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Asia/Macau
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+8
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +08:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Asia/Macau
Macau vs. major cities
How far Macau is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Macau, 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 Macau | 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 Macau 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 Macau
Since 1970, Macau has gone through 6 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 7 of 57 years. Since 1980 it has stayed on UTC +08:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Macau stays on UTC +08:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1974 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1975–1976 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1977–1978 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1979 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Forward on the second Sunday in May, back on the third Sunday in October |
| 1980–2026 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Macau
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Asia/Macau on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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