Right now, local time in Kuala Lumpur is 14:46 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kuala Lumpur ranks #347 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 58m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Day length
- 12h 00m
- Solar noon
- 12:58
- Daylight range
- 11h 56m (winter) – 12h 18m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 53% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kuala Lumpur — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.1412° N, 101.6865° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kuala Lumpur
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 1,453,975 · #347 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kuala Lumpur through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.14° S, 78.31° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez, Ecuador, about 23 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:46 GMT-5 (America/Guayaquil)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kuala Lumpur today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:37
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:58
- Asr
- 16:18
- Maghrib
- 18:57
- Isha
- 20:08
- Qibla direction
- 292.5° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Kuala Lumpur — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kuala Lumpur sits in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 00m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Malaysia, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Kuala Lumpur's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 310 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,924 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.14° N, 101.69° 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 | 22:46 | −16h |
| Chicago | 00:46 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 03:46 | −11h |
| London | 06:46 | −8h |
| Paris | 07:46 | −7h |
| Moscow | 09:46 | −5h |
| Dubai | 10:46 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 12:16 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 14:46 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 14:46 | same time |
| Tokyo | 15:46 | +1h |
| Sydney | 17:46 | +3h |
Best time to call Kuala Lumpur
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kuala Lumpur local time:
Cities sharing Kuala Lumpur's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Johor Bahru14:46
- Kampung Baru Subang14:46
- Petaling Jaya14:46
- Ipoh14:46
- Shah Alam14:46
- Subang Jaya14:46
- Bukit Rahman Putra14:46
- Pelentong14:46
- Malacca14:46
- Iskandar Puteri14:46
- Kota Bharu14:46
- Kuantan14:46
Distances from Kuala Lumpur
| Singapore | 310 km | SE (130°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,522 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 3,596 km | WNW (302°) |
| Tokyo | 5,321 km | NE (42°) |
| Dubai | 5,531 km | WNW (301°) |
| Sydney | 6,615 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 8,126 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,424 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,546 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,137 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 14,921 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 15,924 km | SW (234°) |
Cities near Kuala Lumpur
- Brickfields1 km · 14:46
- Bangsar2 km · 14:46
- Bukit Bintang3 km · 14:46
- Seputeh3 km · 14:46
- Kampung Baru3 km · 14:46
- Pudu3 km · 14:46
- Bukit Damansara4 km · 14:46
- Taman Desa4 km · 14:46
FAQ
What time is it in Kuala Lumpur right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kuala Lumpur in?
Kuala Lumpur runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Kuala Lumpur observe daylight saving time?
Kuala Lumpur does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kuala Lumpur today?
Kuala Lumpur sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 18:58 today, giving 12h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kuala Lumpur tonight?
The moon phase over Kuala Lumpur tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 52.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kuala Lumpur?
The antipode of Kuala Lumpur — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.14° S, 78.31° W. It falls on land, near General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez, Ecuador, about 23 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kuala Lumpur?
Kuala Lumpur lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kuala Lumpur?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kuala Lumpur, clocks run about 58 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.