Right now, local time in Kota Kinabalu is 21:08 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kota Kinabalu ranks #1205 worldwide by population and #19 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 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Day length
- 11h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kota Kinabalu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.9749° N, 116.0724° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sabah
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 500,421 · #1205 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kota Kinabalu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.97° S, 63.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Canutama, Brazil, about 80 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:08 GMT-4 (America/Manaus)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kota Kinabalu today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 17:56
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 290.6° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Kota Kinabalu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kota Kinabalu sits in the Asia/Kuching time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Kota Kinabalu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,453 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,324 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.97° N, 116.07° 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 | 05:08 | −16h |
| Chicago | 07:08 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 10:08 | −11h |
| London | 13:08 | −8h |
| Paris | 14:08 | −7h |
| Moscow | 16:08 | −5h |
| Dubai | 17:08 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 18:38 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:08 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 21:08 | same time |
| Tokyo | 22:08 | +1h |
| Sydney | 00:08 | +3h |
Best time to call Kota Kinabalu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kota Kinabalu local time:
Cities sharing Kota Kinabalu's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur21:08
- Johor Bahru21:08
- Kampung Baru Subang21:08
- Petaling Jaya21:08
- Ipoh21:08
- Shah Alam21:08
- Subang Jaya21:08
- Bukit Rahman Putra21:08
- Pelentong21:08
- Malacca21:08
- Iskandar Puteri21:08
- Kota Bharu21:08
Distances from Kota Kinabalu
| Singapore | 1,453 km | WSW (250°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,829 km | N (354°) |
| Tokyo | 4,091 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 4,894 km | WNW (291°) |
| Sydney | 5,769 km | SE (143°) |
| Dubai | 6,792 km | WNW (296°) |
| Moscow | 8,737 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 11,192 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 11,237 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,786 km | NE (48°) |
| Chicago | 14,176 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 17,324 km | SW (222°) |
Cities near Kota Kinabalu
FAQ
What time is it in Kota Kinabalu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kota Kinabalu in?
Kota Kinabalu runs on the Asia/Kuching IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Kota Kinabalu observe daylight saving time?
Kota Kinabalu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kota Kinabalu today?
Kota Kinabalu sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:57 today, giving 11h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kota Kinabalu tonight?
The moon phase over Kota Kinabalu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kota Kinabalu?
The antipode of Kota Kinabalu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.97° S, 63.93° W. It falls on land, near Canutama, Brazil, about 80 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kota Kinabalu?
Kota Kinabalu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kota Kinabalu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kota Kinabalu, clocks run about 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.