Right now, local time in Lawas is 05:06 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lawas ranks #22038 worldwide by population and #250 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 11h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 50m (winter) – 12h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 57% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lawas — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.8604° N, 115.4090° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sarawak
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 26,002 · #22038 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lawas through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.86° S, 64.59° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tefé, Brazil, about 167 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:06 GMT-4 (America/Manaus)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lawas today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:23
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:11
- Qibla direction
- 290.9° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Lawas — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lawas sits in the Asia/Kuching time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Lawas's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,344 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,182 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.86° N, 115.41° 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 | 13:06 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:06 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 18:06 | −11h |
| London | 21:06 | −8h |
| Paris | 22:06 | −7h |
| Moscow | 00:06 | −5h |
| Dubai | 01:06 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:36 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:06 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 05:06 | same time |
| Tokyo | 06:06 | +1h |
| Sydney | 08:06 | +3h |
Best time to call Lawas
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lawas local time:
Cities sharing Lawas's time zone
- Kota KinabaluMY
- SandakanMY
- KuchingMY
- TawauMY
- MiriMY
- SibuMY
- BintuluMY
- Lahad DatuMY
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur05:06
- Johor Bahru05:06
- Kampung Baru Subang05:06
- Petaling Jaya05:06
- Ipoh05:06
- Shah Alam05:06
- Subang Jaya05:06
- Bukit Rahman Putra05:06
- Pelentong05:06
- Malacca05:06
- Iskandar Puteri05:06
- Kota Bharu05:06
Distances from Lawas
| Singapore | 1,344 km | WSW (253°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,946 km | N (356°) |
| Tokyo | 4,235 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 4,872 km | WNW (293°) |
| Sydney | 5,716 km | SE (142°) |
| Dubai | 6,780 km | WNW (296°) |
| Moscow | 8,799 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 11,245 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 11,297 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,924 km | NE (48°) |
| Chicago | 14,318 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 17,182 km | SW (221°) |
Cities near Lawas
FAQ
What time is it in Lawas right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lawas (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Lawas in?
Lawas runs on the Asia/Kuching IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Lawas observe daylight saving time?
Lawas does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lawas today?
Lawas sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 11h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lawas tonight?
The moon phase over Lawas tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 56.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lawas?
The antipode of Lawas — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.86° S, 64.59° W. It falls on land, near Tefé, Brazil, about 167 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lawas?
Lawas lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lawas?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lawas, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.