Current Local Time in Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia Asia/Kuching 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
Kota Kinabalu never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Asia/Kuching
Malaysia · Asia
Kota Kinabalu time zone
Because Malaysia does not operate daylight saving time in Asia/Kuching, Kota Kinabalu sits at UTC+8 (MYT) on every date of 2026. Scheduling across this zone is stable year-round.
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Kuching
- 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 Kota Kinabalu, 2026–2028
Full record for Kota Kinabalu → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Kota Kinabalu 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 Kota Kinabalu
Computed for 5.9804°, 116.0735° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
6:33 PM
Day length
12h 22m
−0m 15s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:22 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 4:57 AM | 7:46 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 5:23 AM | 7:20 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:48 AM | 6:55 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:10 AM | 6:33 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Kota Kinabalu runs from about 11h 46m at the shortest day to 12h 28m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:13 PM
- Moonset
- 8:49 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 Kota Kinabalu
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Time difference between Kota Kinabalu 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 |
Kota Kinabalu at a glance
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Asia
- Coordinates
- 5.9804° N, 116.0735° E
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Kuching
- Currency
- MYR
- Language
- Malay / English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
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 Kota Kinabalu right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Asia/Kuching time zone rules. Kota Kinabalu currently runs at UTC+8 (MYT) all year round.
What time zone is Kota Kinabalu in?
The IANA identifier for Kota Kinabalu is Asia/Kuching. Its abbreviation is MYT all year.
What is the UTC offset in Kota Kinabalu?
Kota Kinabalu stays at UTC+8 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Kota Kinabalu observe daylight saving time?
No. Kota Kinabalu 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 Kota Kinabalu and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 12 hours behind Kota Kinabalu. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 13 hours (New York behind Kota Kinabalu) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Kota Kinabalu and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 11 hours behind Kota Kinabalu on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Kota Kinabalu and London?
For most of 2026, London is 7 hours behind Kota Kinabalu. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 8 hours (London behind Kota Kinabalu) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Kota Kinabalu?
Day length in Kota Kinabalu ranges from about 11h 46m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 28m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 5.98°, longitude 116.07°.