Right now, local time in Kanowit is 10:02 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kanowit ranks #23096 worldwide by population and #260 in Malaysia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuching GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 12h 02m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 11h 60m (winter) – 12h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kanowit — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.1000° N, 112.1500° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sarawak
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 24,700 · #23096 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kanowit through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.10° S, 67.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tonantins, Brazil, about 86 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 22:02 GMT-4 (America/Manaus)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kanowit today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:36
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 291.8° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Kanowit — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kanowit sits in the Asia/Kuching time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Kanowit's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 930 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,712 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.10° N, 112.15° 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 | 18:02 | −16h |
| Chicago | 20:02 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 23:02 | −11h |
| London | 02:02 | −8h |
| Paris | 03:02 | −7h |
| Moscow | 05:02 | −5h |
| Dubai | 06:02 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 07:32 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:02 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 10:02 | same time |
| Tokyo | 11:02 | +1h |
| Sydney | 13:02 | +3h |
Best time to call Kanowit
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kanowit local time:
Cities sharing Kanowit's time zone
- Kota KinabaluMY
- SandakanMY
- KuchingMY
- TawauMY
- MiriMY
- SibuMY
- BintuluMY
- Lahad DatuMY
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur10:02
- Johor Bahru10:02
- Kampung Baru Subang10:02
- Petaling Jaya10:02
- Ipoh10:02
- Shah Alam10:02
- Subang Jaya10:02
- Bukit Rahman Putra10:02
- Pelentong10:02
- Malacca10:02
- Iskandar Puteri10:02
- Kota Bharu10:02
Distances from Kanowit
| Singapore | 930 km | W (265°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,259 km | N (5°) |
| Mumbai | 4,670 km | WNW (297°) |
| Tokyo | 4,690 km | NE (34°) |
| Sydney | 5,716 km | SE (138°) |
| Dubai | 6,599 km | WNW (298°) |
| Moscow | 8,853 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 11,259 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 11,337 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,398 km | NE (48°) |
| Chicago | 14,734 km | NNE (20°) |
| São Paulo | 16,712 km | SW (222°) |
Cities near Kanowit
FAQ
What time is it in Kanowit right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kanowit (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kanowit in?
Kanowit runs on the Asia/Kuching IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Kanowit observe daylight saving time?
Kanowit does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kanowit today?
Kanowit sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 12h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kanowit tonight?
The moon phase over Kanowit tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kanowit?
The antipode of Kanowit — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.10° S, 67.85° W. It falls on land, near Tonantins, Brazil, about 86 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kanowit?
Kanowit lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kanowit?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kanowit, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.