Current local time in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, is on Ulaanbaatar Standard Time (UTC+8) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Ulaanbaatar Standard TimeIANA: Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- UTC offset
- UTC+8same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledDaylight saving was dropped
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- Country
- MongoliaAsia · capital city
- Population
- 845,000city proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +976currency: Tugrik (MNT)
- Coordinates
- 47.91° N, 106.88° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Ulaanbaatar 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 Ulaanbaatar
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Ulaanbaatar | 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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Daylight saving time in Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+8 all year. The last clock change here was on Friday, 23 September 2016. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Ulaanbaatar 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 Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia is wide enough to use 2 different standard times, from UTC+7 to UTC+8; Ulaanbaatar uses UTC+8.
Ulaanbaatar used to change its clocks for daylight saving time; the last change here was on Friday, 23 September 2016, and clocks have stayed on UTC+8 since.
Ulaanbaatar’s clocks run about 52m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 12:59 rather than 12:00 in March.
Sunrise and sunset in Ulaanbaatar, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 08:41 | 17:09 | 8h 27m |
| February | 08:20 | 17:51 | 9h 30m |
| March | 07:34 | 18:35 | 11h 01m |
| April | 06:31 | 19:20 | 12h 49m |
| May | 05:35 | 20:03 | 14h 28m |
| June | 04:58 | 20:42 | 15h 45m |
| July | 04:56 | 20:55 | 15h 58m |
| August | 05:28 | 20:29 | 15h 01m |
| September | 06:09 | 19:35 | 13h 26m |
| October | 06:50 | 18:33 | 11h 43m |
| November | 07:36 | 17:35 | 10h 00m |
| December | 08:20 | 17:02 | 8h 42m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 16h 02m of daylight (sunrise 04:53, sunset 20:55). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 8h 23m.
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What time zone is Ulaanbaatar in?
Ulaanbaatar uses the Asia/Ulaanbaatar time zone (Ulaanbaatar Standard Time), UTC+8.
Does Ulaanbaatar observe daylight saving time?
No. Ulaanbaatar stays on UTC+8 all year; it last changed its clocks on Friday, 23 September 2016.
What is the time difference between Ulaanbaatar and New York?
Right now New York is 12h behind Ulaanbaatar. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Ulaanbaatar does not.
What is the time difference between Ulaanbaatar and London?
London is 7h behind Ulaanbaatar right now. Office hours overlap for about 2 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Ulaanbaatar?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 04:53 and sets about 20:55 (16h 02m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 08:38 and sets about 17:01 (8h 23m).
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