Current local time in Manila, Philippines
Manila, the capital of Philippines, is on Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Philippine Standard TimeIANA: Asia/Manila
- UTC offset
- UTC+8same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledNo daylight saving here
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- PhilippinesAsia · capital city
- Population
- 1.6 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +63currency: Peso (PHP)
- Coordinates
- 14.60° N, 120.98° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Manila today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Manila
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Manila | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 7h behind | 2h |
| US New York | --:-- | 12h behind | None |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 15h behind | None |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 6h behind | 3h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 2h 30m behind | 6h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 2h ahead | 7h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 11h behind | None |
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Best time to call Manila
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Manila
Manila does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+8 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Manila shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Manila
All of Philippines keeps the same standard time as Manila (UTC+8).
Close to the equator, day length in Manila barely changes through the year — between 11h 16m and 12h 59m.
Sunrise and sunset in Manila, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:20 | 17:37 | 11h 17m |
| February | 06:24 | 17:54 | 11h 30m |
| March | 06:13 | 18:04 | 11h 51m |
| April | 05:51 | 18:07 | 12h 16m |
| May | 05:33 | 18:12 | 12h 39m |
| June | 05:26 | 18:21 | 12h 56m |
| July | 05:30 | 18:29 | 12h 59m |
| August | 05:39 | 18:25 | 12h 46m |
| September | 05:44 | 18:08 | 12h 25m |
| October | 05:45 | 17:46 | 12h 01m |
| November | 05:51 | 17:27 | 11h 37m |
| December | 06:05 | 17:24 | 11h 20m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 12h 59m of daylight (sunrise 05:27, sunset 18:27). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 11h 16m.
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Manila
What time zone is Manila in?
Manila uses the Asia/Manila time zone (Philippine Standard Time), UTC+8.
Does Manila observe daylight saving time?
No. Manila stays on UTC+8 all year.
What is the time difference between Manila and New York?
Right now New York is 12h behind Manila. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Manila does not.
What is the time difference between Manila and London?
London is 7h behind Manila right now. Office hours overlap for about 2 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Manila?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:27 and sets about 18:27 (12h 59m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 06:16 and sets about 17:31 (11h 16m).
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