Right now, local time in Batu Caves is 03:43 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Batu Caves ranks #2400 worldwide by population and #36 in Malaysia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 58m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Day length
- 12h 00m
- Solar noon
- 12:58
- Daylight range
- 11h 56m (winter) – 12h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 58% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Batu Caves — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.2380° N, 101.6820° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Selangor
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 254,083 · #2400 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Batu Caves through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.24° S, 78.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is San Juan Bosco, Ecuador, about 27 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:43 GMT-5 (America/Guayaquil)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Batu Caves today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:58
- Asr
- 16:18
- Maghrib
- 18:57
- Isha
- 20:08
- Qibla direction
- 292.5° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Batu Caves — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Batu Caves sits in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 00m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Batu Caves's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 317 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,930 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.24° N, 101.68° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 11:43 | −16h |
| Chicago | 13:43 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 16:43 | −11h |
| London | 19:43 | −8h |
| Paris | 20:43 | −7h |
| Moscow | 22:43 | −5h |
| Dubai | 23:43 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 01:13 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:43 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 03:43 | same time |
| Tokyo | 04:43 | +1h |
| Sydney | 06:43 | +3h |
Best time to call Batu Caves
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Batu Caves local time:
Cities sharing Batu Caves's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur03:43
- Johor Bahru03:43
- Kampung Baru Subang03:43
- Petaling Jaya03:43
- Ipoh03:43
- Shah Alam03:43
- Subang Jaya03:43
- Bukit Rahman Putra03:43
- Pelentong03:43
- Malacca03:43
- Iskandar Puteri03:43
- Kota Bharu03:43
Distances from Batu Caves
| Singapore | 317 km | SE (131°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,513 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 3,590 km | WNW (301°) |
| Tokyo | 5,314 km | NE (42°) |
| Dubai | 5,525 km | WNW (301°) |
| Sydney | 6,623 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 8,117 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,415 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,537 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,130 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 14,911 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 15,930 km | SW (234°) |
Cities near Batu Caves
- Selayang Baru Utara3 km · 03:43
- Taman Greenwood3 km · 03:43
- Jinjang4 km · 03:43
- Taman Melati5 km · 03:43
- Kepong5 km · 03:43
- Taman Petaling6 km · 03:43
- Setapak6 km · 03:43
- Sentul6 km · 03:43
FAQ
What time is it in Batu Caves right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Batu Caves (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Batu Caves in?
Batu Caves runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Batu Caves observe daylight saving time?
Batu Caves does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Batu Caves today?
Batu Caves sees sunrise at 06:58 and sunset at 18:58 today, giving 12h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Batu Caves tonight?
The moon phase over Batu Caves tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 57.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Batu Caves?
The antipode of Batu Caves — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.24° S, 78.32° W. It falls on land, near San Juan Bosco, Ecuador, about 27 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Batu Caves?
Batu Caves lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Batu Caves?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Batu Caves, clocks run about 58 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.