Current time in Manila
Manila, Philippines, keeps Philippine Standard Time at UTC+08:00 all year, with no clock changes.
Current time in Manila
23:22:04
Asia/Manila · UTC+08:00
Time zone in Manila
Sunrise and sunset in Manila
Sun and clock in Manila
Averaged over the year, solar noon in Manila falls at 11:56: the city sits almost on the meridian its clock is set to.
Daylight through the year in Manila
No city in another country and at least 30° of longitude away lies within a degree of Manila’s latitude; the closest, Chennai at 13.1°N, has a longest day 6 minutes shorter.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | 05:57 | 17:24 | 11 h 27 m |
| December 15 | 06:13 | 17:29 | 11 h 16 m |
| January 15 | 06:25 | 17:46 | 11 h 21 m |
| February 15 | 06:20 | 18:00 | 11 h 40 m |
| March 15 | 06:04 | 18:06 | 12 h 2 m |
| April 15 | 05:42 | 18:10 | 12 h 28 m |
| May 15 | 05:28 | 18:17 | 12 h 48 m |
| June 15 | 05:27 | 18:26 | 12 h 59 m |
| July 15 | 05:35 | 18:29 | 12 h 55 m |
| August 15 | 05:42 | 18:19 | 12 h 37 m |
| September 15 | 05:45 | 17:58 | 12 h 13 m |
| October 15 | 05:47 | 17:36 | 11 h 49 m |
When the clocks change in Manila
Manila has kept UTC+08:00 since July 29, 1990. The last time its clock showed anything else was from May 21, 1990 to July 29, 1990, when it ran at UTC+09:00. That was the last of 2 such spells in the record since 1970.
Calling Manila from another time zone
| Place | Manila’s 09:00–17:00 there | Shared working hours | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 01:00–09:00 | — | — |
| New York | 20:00–04:00 (previous day) | none | none all year |
| London | 01:00–09:00 | none | none to 1 h |
| Tokyo | 10:00–18:00 | 7 h, 09:00–16:00 Manila time | always 7 h |
At 09:00 on Monday, November 9, 2026 in Manila, 30 listed cities, including São Paulo and Lima, are still on Sunday. At 17:00 on Friday in Manila, no other city in this directory has reached Saturday yet.
Manila compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Manila | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | — | — | UTC-05:00 | 13 h behind | 13 h behind / 12 h behind |
| London | — | — | UTC+00:00 | 8 h behind | 8 h behind / 7 h behind |
| Dubai | — | — | UTC+04:00 | 4 h behind | all year |
| New Delhi | — | — | UTC+05:30 | 2 h 30 min behind | all year |
| Singapore | — | — | UTC+08:00 | the same time | all year |
| Tokyo | — | — | UTC+09:00 | 1 h ahead | all year |
| Sydney | — | — | UTC+11:00 | 3 h ahead | 2 h ahead / 3 h ahead |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Clock | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1,120 km north-west | same clock | 27 minutes later |
| Shenzhen | 1,150 km north-west | same clock | 28 minutes later |
| Taipei | 1,160 km north | same clock | 2 minutes earlier |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 1,610 km west | 1 h behind | 57 minutes later |
| Hanoi | 1,750 km north-west | 1 h behind | 1 h 1 min later |
| Shanghai | 1,850 km north | same clock | 2 minutes earlier |
| Bangkok | 2,210 km west | 1 h behind | 1 h 22 min later |
| Singapore | 2,390 km south-west | same clock | 1 h 9 min later |
Beyond Manila’s own identifier, the nearest city in this directory on exactly the same clock is Hong Kong, 1,120 km to the north-west, on Asia/Hong_Kong.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-11-02.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Manila in?
Manila keeps Asia/Manila, Philippine Standard Time, at UTC+08:00 all year.
Is all of the Philippines on the same time as Manila?
Yes. Asia/Manila is the tz database’s only entry for the Philippines, and Manila keeps it.
Which other countries keep exactly the same time as Manila?
11 other countries and territories keep exactly Manila’s clock, with no clock changes either.
What is the time difference between Manila and Ho Chi Minh City?
The clock in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, about 1,610 km away and the closest city in this directory on a different clock, is 1 h behind Manila.