Right now, local time in Gurun is 18:27 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gurun ranks #32607 worldwide by population and #346 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 62m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Day length
- 11h 55m
- Solar noon
- 13:02
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gurun — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.8172° N, 100.4738° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kedah
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 15,964 · #32607 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gurun through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.82° S, 79.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is San Felipe, Peru, about 24 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:27 GMT-5 (America/Lima)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gurun today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:45
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Dhuhr
- 13:03
- Asr
- 16:23
- Maghrib
- 18:59
- Isha
- 20:10
- Qibla direction
- 291.3° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Gurun — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gurun sits in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Gurun's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 620 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,982 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.82° N, 100.47° 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 | 02:27 | −16h |
| Chicago | 04:27 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 07:27 | −11h |
| London | 10:27 | −8h |
| Paris | 11:27 | −7h |
| Moscow | 13:27 | −5h |
| Dubai | 14:27 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 15:57 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:27 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 18:27 | same time |
| Tokyo | 19:27 | +1h |
| Sydney | 21:27 | +3h |
Best time to call Gurun
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gurun local time:
Cities sharing Gurun's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur18:27
- Johor Bahru18:27
- Kampung Baru Subang18:27
- Petaling Jaya18:27
- Ipoh18:27
- Shah Alam18:27
- Subang Jaya18:27
- Bukit Rahman Putra18:27
- Pelentong18:27
- Malacca18:27
- Iskandar Puteri18:27
- Kota Bharu18:27
Distances from Gurun
| Singapore | 620 km | SE (143°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,352 km | NE (37°) |
| Mumbai | 3,331 km | WNW (299°) |
| Tokyo | 5,199 km | NE (45°) |
| Dubai | 5,265 km | WNW (299°) |
| Sydney | 6,917 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 7,803 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,111 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,228 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,000 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 14,648 km | N (8°) |
| São Paulo | 15,982 km | WSW (237°) |
Cities near Gurun
- Guar Chempedak5 km · 18:27
- Bedong11 km · 18:27
- Yan Besar11 km · 18:27
- Kampong Merbok13 km · 18:27
- Bukit Pinang13 km · 18:27
- Sungai Lalang14 km · 18:27
- Bandar Laguna Merbok14 km · 18:27
- Kampung Kobah17 km · 18:27
FAQ
What time is it in Gurun right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gurun (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Gurun in?
Gurun runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Gurun observe daylight saving time?
Gurun does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gurun today?
Gurun sees sunrise at 07:05 and sunset at 19:00 today, giving 11h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gurun tonight?
The moon phase over Gurun tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gurun?
The antipode of Gurun — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.82° S, 79.53° W. It falls on land, near San Felipe, Peru, about 24 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gurun?
Gurun lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gurun?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gurun, clocks run about 62 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.