Manila — Asia/Manila
The current local time in the Asia/Manila IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Philippines. The zone is currently at UTC +08:00 · GMT+8 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Asia/Manila
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+8
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +08:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Asia/Manila
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 5 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 2 of 57 years. Since 1991 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
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1976 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1977 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Forward on the last Monday in March, back on the fourth Thursday in September |
| 1978–1989 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1990 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Forward on the third Monday in May, back on the last Sunday in July |
| 1991–2026 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Cities in this zone
Zones on the same clock as Manila
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Asia/Manila on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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