Right now, local time in Kuala Besut is 15:42 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kuala Besut ranks #101218 worldwide by population and #629 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 54m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Day length
- 11h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:54
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kuala Besut — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.8330° N, 102.5551° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Terengganu
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 2,400 · #101218 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kuala Besut through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.83° S, 77.44° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Bajo Naranjillo, Peru, about 7 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:42 GMT-5 (America/Lima)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kuala Besut today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:37
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:54
- Asr
- 16:15
- Maghrib
- 18:51
- Isha
- 20:02
- Qibla direction
- 291.1° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Kuala Besut — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kuala Besut 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.
Kuala Besut's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 518 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,175 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.83° N, 102.56° 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 | 00:42 | −15h |
| Chicago | 02:42 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 04:42 | −11h |
| London | 07:42 | −8h |
| Paris | 08:42 | −7h |
| Moscow | 10:42 | −5h |
| Dubai | 11:42 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 13:12 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 15:42 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 15:42 | same time |
| Tokyo | 16:42 | +1h |
| Sydney | 18:42 | +3h |
Best time to call Kuala Besut
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kuala Besut local time:
Cities sharing Kuala Besut's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur15:42
- Johor Bahru15:42
- Kampung Baru Subang15:42
- Petaling Jaya15:42
- Ipoh15:42
- Shah Alam15:42
- Subang Jaya15:42
- Bukit Rahman Putra15:42
- Pelentong15:42
- Malacca15:42
- Iskandar Puteri15:42
- Kota Bharu15:42
Distances from Kuala Besut
| Singapore | 518 km | SSE (164°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,217 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 3,533 km | WNW (297°) |
| Tokyo | 5,037 km | NE (44°) |
| Dubai | 5,466 km | WNW (299°) |
| Sydney | 6,752 km | SE (134°) |
| Moscow | 7,925 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 10,259 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 10,367 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,849 km | NE (41°) |
| Chicago | 14,610 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 16,175 km | SW (236°) |
Cities near Kuala Besut
- Kampung Kuala Besut1 km · 15:42
- Cherang Ruku8 km · 15:42
- Kampong Tok Bali10 km · 15:42
- Kampung Telaga Papan12 km · 15:42
- Jertih13 km · 15:42
- Pasir Puteh17 km · 15:42
- Kampong Cherang Hangus32 km · 15:42
- Melor32 km · 15:42
FAQ
What time is it in Kuala Besut right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kuala Besut (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kuala Besut in?
Kuala Besut runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Kuala Besut observe daylight saving time?
Kuala Besut does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kuala Besut today?
Kuala Besut sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 18:52 today, giving 11h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kuala Besut tonight?
The moon phase over Kuala Besut tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 72.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kuala Besut?
The antipode of Kuala Besut — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.83° S, 77.44° W. It falls on land, near Bajo Naranjillo, Peru, about 7 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kuala Besut?
Kuala Besut lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kuala Besut?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kuala Besut, clocks run about 54 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.