Right now, local time in Kuantan is 01:00 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kuantan ranks #1079 worldwide by population and #13 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 51m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Day length
- 11h 59m
- Solar noon
- 12:51
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kuantan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.8077° N, 103.3260° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Pahang
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 548,014 · #1079 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kuantan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.81° S, 76.67° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Alianza Cristiana, Peru, about 46 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:00 GMT-5 (America/Lima)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kuantan today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:51
- Asr
- 16:11
- Maghrib
- 18:50
- Isha
- 20:01
- Qibla direction
- 292.0° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Kuantan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kuantan sits in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Kuantan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 279 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,114 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.81° N, 103.33° 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 | 10:00 | −15h |
| Chicago | 12:00 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 14:00 | −11h |
| London | 17:00 | −8h |
| Paris | 18:00 | −7h |
| Moscow | 20:00 | −5h |
| Dubai | 21:00 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 22:30 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:00 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 01:00 | same time |
| Tokyo | 02:00 | +1h |
| Sydney | 04:00 | +3h |
Best time to call Kuantan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kuantan local time:
Cities sharing Kuantan's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur01:00
- Johor Bahru01:00
- Kampung Baru Subang01:00
- Petaling Jaya01:00
- Ipoh01:00
- Shah Alam01:00
- Subang Jaya01:00
- Bukit Rahman Putra01:00
- Pelentong01:00
- Malacca01:00
- Iskandar Puteri01:00
- Kota Bharu01:00
Distances from Kuantan
| Singapore | 279 km | SSE (169°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,367 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 3,715 km | WNW (299°) |
| Tokyo | 5,144 km | NE (42°) |
| Dubai | 5,650 km | WNW (300°) |
| Sydney | 6,534 km | SE (134°) |
| Moscow | 8,160 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,486 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 10,598 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,960 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 14,815 km | N (11°) |
| São Paulo | 16,114 km | SW (233°) |
Cities near Kuantan
- Kemajuan Tanah Bukit Goh14 km · 01:00
- Kemajuan Tanah Sungai Pancing Timur14 km · 01:00
- Kemajuan Tanah Sungai Pancing Selatan18 km · 01:00
- Kemajuan Tanah Sungai Pancing Utara19 km · 01:00
- Neram Satu23 km · 01:00
- Gambang27 km · 01:00
- Kuala Pahang34 km · 01:00
- Sungai Lembing34 km · 01:00
FAQ
What time is it in Kuantan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kuantan (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kuantan in?
Kuantan runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Kuantan observe daylight saving time?
Kuantan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kuantan today?
Kuantan sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 18:51 today, giving 11h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kuantan tonight?
The moon phase over Kuantan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kuantan?
The antipode of Kuantan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.81° S, 76.67° W. It falls on land, near Alianza Cristiana, Peru, about 46 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kuantan?
Kuantan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kuantan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kuantan, clocks run about 51 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.