Current Time in Malaysia
Malaysia uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Malaysia
It's 3:04 PM MYT (UTC+08:00) in Malaysia on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
Malaysia does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+8 all year.
- Time zone
- Malaysia Time
- IANA: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00 (MYT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+8 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Kuala Lumpur
Johor Bahru
Kampung Baru Subang
Petaling Jaya
How Malaysia writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 PTG
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ms-MY locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Malaysia
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Malaysia time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Sun 7:04 AM | 8 h behind | None |
| New York | Sun 2:04 AM | 13 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Sat 11:04 PM | 16 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Sun 11:04 AM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| Singapore | Sun 3:04 PM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| Tokyo | Sun 4:04 PM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Sydney | Sun 6:04 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| São Paulo | Sun 4:04 AM | 11 h behind | None |
Malaysia at a glance
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Population
- 34,231,700
- Currency
- Malaysian ringgit (MYR)
Questions about time in Malaysia
- What time is it in Malaysia right now?
- When this page was generated it was 3:04 PM MYT (UTC+08:00) in Malaysia.
- How many time zones does Malaysia have?
- Malaysia uses one time zone, Malaysia Time (IANA ID Asia/Kuala_Lumpur).
- Does Malaysia observe daylight saving time?
- No. Malaysia does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+8 all year.