Right now, local time in Kota Samarahan is 02:03 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kota Samarahan ranks #38343 worldwide by population and #392 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 22m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Day length
- 12h 04m
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Daylight range
- 12h 02m (winter) – 12h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kota Samarahan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 1.4603° N, 110.4882° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sarawak
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 12,724 · #38343 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kota Samarahan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 1.46° S, 69.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tarapacá, Colombia, about 161 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:03 GMT-5 (America/Bogota)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kota Samarahan today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 12:23
- Asr
- 15:43
- Maghrib
- 18:23
- Isha
- 19:35
- Qibla direction
- 292.1° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Kota Samarahan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kota Samarahan sits in the Asia/Kuching 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.
Kota Samarahan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 741 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,535 km off. Its position on the globe is 1.46° N, 110.49° 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 | 10:03 | −16h |
| Chicago | 12:03 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 15:03 | −11h |
| London | 18:03 | −8h |
| Paris | 19:03 | −7h |
| Moscow | 21:03 | −5h |
| Dubai | 22:03 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 23:33 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:03 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 02:03 | same time |
| Tokyo | 03:03 | +1h |
| Sydney | 05:03 | +3h |
Best time to call Kota Samarahan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kota Samarahan local time:
Cities sharing Kota Samarahan's time zone
- Kota KinabaluMY
- SandakanMY
- KuchingMY
- TawauMY
- MiriMY
- SibuMY
- BintuluMY
- Lahad DatuMY
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur02:03
- Johor Bahru02:03
- Kampung Baru Subang02:03
- Petaling Jaya02:03
- Ipoh02:03
- Shah Alam02:03
- Subang Jaya02:03
- Bukit Rahman Putra02:03
- Pelentong02:03
- Malacca02:03
- Iskandar Puteri02:03
- Kota Bharu02:03
Distances from Kota Samarahan
| Singapore | 741 km | W (269°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,353 km | N (9°) |
| Mumbai | 4,539 km | WNW (298°) |
| Tokyo | 4,853 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 5,789 km | SE (137°) |
| Dubai | 6,471 km | WNW (299°) |
| Moscow | 8,811 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 11,197 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 11,285 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,582 km | NE (47°) |
| Chicago | 14,862 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 16,535 km | SW (223°) |
Cities near Kota Samarahan
FAQ
What time is it in Kota Samarahan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kota Samarahan (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kota Samarahan in?
Kota Samarahan runs on the Asia/Kuching IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Kota Samarahan observe daylight saving time?
Kota Samarahan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kota Samarahan today?
Kota Samarahan sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 18:24 today, giving 12h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kota Samarahan tonight?
The moon phase over Kota Samarahan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kota Samarahan?
The antipode of Kota Samarahan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 1.46° S, 69.51° W. It falls on land, near Tarapacá, Colombia, about 161 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kota Samarahan?
Kota Samarahan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kota Samarahan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kota Samarahan, clocks run about 22 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.