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UTC+8: current time and where it is used

UTC+8 is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. In 2026, 14 IANA time zones use it, across 12 countries. All of them are on it right now.

Current time at UTC+8
UTC+810:08 PMThu, Oct 22
UTC2:08 PMThu, Oct 22

Calculated from your device clock at the fixed UTC+8 offset.

Quick reference
  • Midnight UTC is8:00 AM
  • 9:00 AM at UTC+8 is1:00 AM UTC
  • ISO 8601 suffix+08:00
  • AbbreviationsSGT

Countries and places on UTC+8 in 2026

Calculated from the IANA time zone database at build time. Each row is one set of clock rules; local dates.

CountryZone and major placesOn UTC+8Other offset
AustraliaAustralia/Perth
Perth, Mandurah, Kalgoorlie		All year—
BruneiAsia/Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan		All year—
ChinaAsia/Shanghai
Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou		All year—
Hong KongAsia/Hong_Kong
Hong Kong		All year—
IndonesiaAsia/Makassar
Ujungpandang, Bandjarmasin, Denpasar		All year—
Macao SAR ChinaAsia/Macau
Macau		All year—
MalaysiaAsia/Kuala_Lumpur
George Town, Kuala Lumpur, Kelang		All year—
Asia/Kuching
Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan		All year—
MongoliaAsia/Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar, Erdenet, Darhan		All year—
PhilippinesAsia/Manila
Manila, Quezon City, Davao		All year—
RussiaAsia/Irkutsk
Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Angarsk		All year—
SingaporeAsia/Singapore
Singapore		All year—
TaiwanAsia/Taipei
Taipei, New Taipei, Kaohsiung		All year—
Other placesAntarctica/Casey
Casey		All year—

UTC+8 conversion table

Every hour at UTC+8, converted at fixed offsets.

UTC+8UTC+0UTC−5UTC−8UTC+1UTC+5:30UTC+9
12:00 AM4:00 PMprevious day11:00 AMprevious day8:00 AMprevious day5:00 PMprevious day9:30 PMprevious day1:00 AM
1:00 AM5:00 PMprevious day12:00 PMprevious day9:00 AMprevious day6:00 PMprevious day10:30 PMprevious day2:00 AM
2:00 AM6:00 PMprevious day1:00 PMprevious day10:00 AMprevious day7:00 PMprevious day11:30 PMprevious day3:00 AM
3:00 AM7:00 PMprevious day2:00 PMprevious day11:00 AMprevious day8:00 PMprevious day12:30 AM4:00 AM
4:00 AM8:00 PMprevious day3:00 PMprevious day12:00 PMprevious day9:00 PMprevious day1:30 AM5:00 AM
5:00 AM9:00 PMprevious day4:00 PMprevious day1:00 PMprevious day10:00 PMprevious day2:30 AM6:00 AM
6:00 AM10:00 PMprevious day5:00 PMprevious day2:00 PMprevious day11:00 PMprevious day3:30 AM7:00 AM
7:00 AM11:00 PMprevious day6:00 PMprevious day3:00 PMprevious day12:00 AM4:30 AM8:00 AM
8:00 AM12:00 AM7:00 PMprevious day4:00 PMprevious day1:00 AM5:30 AM9:00 AM
9:00 AM1:00 AM8:00 PMprevious day5:00 PMprevious day2:00 AM6:30 AM10:00 AM
10:00 AM2:00 AM9:00 PMprevious day6:00 PMprevious day3:00 AM7:30 AM11:00 AM
11:00 AM3:00 AM10:00 PMprevious day7:00 PMprevious day4:00 AM8:30 AM12:00 PM
12:00 PM4:00 AM11:00 PMprevious day8:00 PMprevious day5:00 AM9:30 AM1:00 PM
1:00 PM5:00 AM12:00 AM9:00 PMprevious day6:00 AM10:30 AM2:00 PM
2:00 PM6:00 AM1:00 AM10:00 PMprevious day7:00 AM11:30 AM3:00 PM
3:00 PM7:00 AM2:00 AM11:00 PMprevious day8:00 AM12:30 PM4:00 PM
4:00 PM8:00 AM3:00 AM12:00 AM9:00 AM1:30 PM5:00 PM
5:00 PM9:00 AM4:00 AM1:00 AM10:00 AM2:30 PM6:00 PM
6:00 PM10:00 AM5:00 AM2:00 AM11:00 AM3:30 PM7:00 PM
7:00 PM11:00 AM6:00 AM3:00 AM12:00 PM4:30 PM8:00 PM
8:00 PM12:00 PM7:00 AM4:00 AM1:00 PM5:30 PM9:00 PM
9:00 PM1:00 PM8:00 AM5:00 AM2:00 PM6:30 PM10:00 PM
10:00 PM2:00 PM9:00 AM6:00 AM3:00 PM7:30 PM11:00 PM
11:00 PM3:00 PM10:00 AM7:00 AM4:00 PM8:30 PM12:00 AMnext day

Highlighted rows: 9 am – 5 pm at UTC+8. To convert local time in a city, use the city: its offset may change with the date.