Right now, local time in Johor Bahru is 04:33 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Johor Bahru ranks #679 worldwide by population and #2 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 49m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Day length
- 12h 04m
- Solar noon
- 12:49
- Daylight range
- 12h 02m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Johor Bahru — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.4655° N, 103.7578° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Johor
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 858,118 · #679 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Johor Bahru through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.47° S, 76.24° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Montalvo, Ecuador, about 107 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:33 GMT-5 (America/Guayaquil)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Johor Bahru today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Dhuhr
- 12:50
- Asr
- 16:08
- Maghrib
- 18:51
- Isha
- 20:01
- Qibla direction
- 293.0° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Johor Bahru — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Johor Bahru sits in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Johor Bahru's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 15 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,990 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.47° N, 103.76° 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 | 13:33 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −11h |
| London | 20:33 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +3h |
Best time to call Johor Bahru
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Johor Bahru local time:
Cities sharing Johor Bahru's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur04:33
- Kampung Baru Subang04:33
- Petaling Jaya04:33
- Ipoh04:33
- Shah Alam04:33
- Subang Jaya04:33
- Bukit Rahman Putra04:33
- Pelentong04:33
- Malacca04:33
- Iskandar Puteri04:33
- Kota Bharu04:33
- Kuantan04:33
Distances from Johor Bahru
| Singapore | 15 km | SSE (152°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,578 km | NNE (25°) |
| Mumbai | 3,890 km | WNW (302°) |
| Tokyo | 5,310 km | NE (40°) |
| Dubai | 5,824 km | WNW (301°) |
| Sydney | 6,320 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 8,406 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,715 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 10,834 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,117 km | NE (44°) |
| Chicago | 15,061 km | NNE (12°) |
| São Paulo | 15,990 km | SW (230°) |
Cities near Johor Bahru
- Woodlands North Coast3 km · 04:33
- Marsiling4 km · 04:33
- Kampung Larkin Lama4 km · 04:33
- Woodlands5 km · 04:33
- Admiralty6 km · 04:33
- Bukit Mandai Village6 km · 04:33
- Kampung Kangkar Teberau7 km · 04:33
- Yew Tee8 km · 04:33
FAQ
What time is it in Johor Bahru right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Johor Bahru (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Johor Bahru in?
Johor Bahru runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Johor Bahru observe daylight saving time?
Johor Bahru does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Johor Bahru today?
Johor Bahru sees sunrise at 06:47 and sunset at 18:52 today, giving 12h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Johor Bahru tonight?
The moon phase over Johor Bahru tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Johor Bahru?
The antipode of Johor Bahru — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.47° S, 76.24° W. It falls on land, near Montalvo, Ecuador, about 107 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Johor Bahru?
Johor Bahru lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Johor Bahru?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Johor Bahru, clocks run about 49 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.