Current Local Time in George Town
Malaysia Asia/Kuala_Lumpur MYT UTC+8 No clock change
7:29:40 PM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Nighttime UTC+8 (+08:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+8
Same on every date
Abbreviation
MYT
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
George Town never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Malaysia · Asia
George Town time zone
George Town keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+8, written MYT, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with George Town would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+8 (MYT)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 8:00 PM in January · 8:00 PM in July
Clock changes in George Town, 2026–2028
Full record for George Town → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. George Town stays on UTC+8 (MYT) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in George Town
Computed for 5.4141°, 100.3288° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
7:14 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Day length
12h 21m
−0m 13s vs yesterday
Solar noon
1:24 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 6:01 AM | 8:48 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 6:27 AM | 8:22 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 6:52 AM | 7:57 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 7:14 AM | 7:35 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in George Town runs from about 11h 48m at the shortest day to 12h 26m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 10:18 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 12:19 PM
- Next new moon
- Aug 13, 1:38 AM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in George Town
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Time difference between George Town and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | −12h | Varies: −12h / −13h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | −11h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | −7h | Varies: −7h / −8h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | −5h | Varies: −5h / −6h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | −5h | Varies: −5h / −6h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | −2:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +2h | Varies: +3h / +2h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −15h | Varies: −15h / −16h |
George Town at a glance
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Asia
- Coordinates
- 5.4141° N, 100.3288° E
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Currency
- MYR
- Language
- Malay / English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
- Also written
- Penang
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
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What time is it in George Town right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in George Town, Malaysia, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone rules. George Town currently runs at UTC+8 (MYT) all year round.
What time zone is George Town in?
George Town uses the IANA time zone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, written as MYT all year. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in George Town?
George Town stays at UTC+8 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does George Town observe daylight saving time?
No. George Town does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+8 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between George Town and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 12 hours behind George Town. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 13 hours (New York behind George Town) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between George Town and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 11 hours behind George Town, and that gap holds all year — neither city moves its clocks in a way that changes it.
What is the time difference between George Town and London?
For most of 2026, London is 7 hours behind George Town. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 8 hours (London behind George Town) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in George Town?
Day length in George Town ranges from about 11h 48m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 26m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 5.41°, longitude 100.33°.