Right now, local time in Makassar is 04:31 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Makassar ranks #339 worldwide by population and #10 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Day length
- 12h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 11h 49m (winter) – 12h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Makassar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.1486° S, 119.4319° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- South Sulawesi
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 1,474,393 · #339 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Makassar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.15° N, 60.57° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Uiramutã, Brazil, about 76 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:31 GMT-4 (America/Boa_Vista)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Makassar today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:18
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 15:01
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 292.5° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Makassar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Makassar sits in the Asia/Makassar time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 16m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Makassar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,879 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,484 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.15° S, 119.43° 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 | 13:31 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −11h |
| London | 20:31 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +3h |
Best time to call Makassar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Makassar local time:
Cities sharing Makassar's time zone
- SamarindaID
- BalikpapanID
- DenpasarID
- BanjarmasinID
- KupangID
- ManadoID
- MataramID
- PaluID
Distances from Makassar
| Singapore | 1,879 km | WNW (292°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,108 km | N (350°) |
| Sydney | 4,576 km | SE (138°) |
| Tokyo | 5,009 km | NNE (23°) |
| Mumbai | 5,763 km | WNW (299°) |
| Dubai | 7,697 km | WNW (300°) |
| Moscow | 9,972 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 12,394 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 12,464 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,281 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 15,131 km | NNE (29°) |
| São Paulo | 16,484 km | SSW (205°) |
Cities near Makassar
- Sungguminasa6 km · 04:31
- Lantebung9 km · 04:31
- Galesong20 km · 04:31
- Maros22 km · 04:31
- Takalar31 km · 04:31
- Pangkajene37 km · 04:31
- Jeneponto68 km · 04:31
- Bantaeng73 km · 04:31
FAQ
What time is it in Makassar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Makassar (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Makassar in?
Makassar runs on the Asia/Makassar IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Makassar observe daylight saving time?
Makassar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Makassar today?
Makassar sees sunrise at 05:39 and sunset at 17:55 today, giving 12h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Makassar tonight?
The moon phase over Makassar tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Makassar?
The antipode of Makassar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.15° N, 60.57° W. It falls on land, near Uiramutã, Brazil, about 76 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Makassar?
Makassar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Makassar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Makassar, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.