Right now, local time in Malacca is 22:57 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Malacca ranks #1014 worldwide by population and #10 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 55m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Day length
- 12h 03m
- Solar noon
- 12:55
- Daylight range
- 11h 60m (winter) – 12h 15m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Malacca — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.1960° N, 102.2405° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Melaka
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 579,000 · #1014 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Malacca through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.20° S, 77.76° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Sinaí, Ecuador, about 34 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:57 GMT-5 (America/Guayaquil)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Malacca today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:35
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:56
- Asr
- 16:15
- Maghrib
- 18:56
- Isha
- 20:07
- Qibla direction
- 292.9° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Malacca — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Malacca sits in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Malacca's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 199 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,909 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.20° N, 102.24° 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 | 07:57 | −15h |
| Chicago | 09:57 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 11:57 | −11h |
| London | 14:57 | −8h |
| Paris | 15:57 | −7h |
| Moscow | 17:57 | −5h |
| Dubai | 18:57 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 20:27 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:57 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 22:57 | same time |
| Tokyo | 23:57 | +1h |
| Sydney | 01:57 | +3h |
Best time to call Malacca
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Malacca local time:
Cities sharing Malacca's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur22:57
- Johor Bahru22:57
- Kampung Baru Subang22:57
- Petaling Jaya22:57
- Ipoh22:57
- Shah Alam22:57
- Subang Jaya22:57
- Bukit Rahman Putra22:57
- Pelentong22:57
- Iskandar Puteri22:57
- Kota Bharu22:57
- Kuantan22:57
Distances from Malacca
| Singapore | 199 km | ESE (118°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,582 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 3,704 km | WNW (302°) |
| Tokyo | 5,358 km | NE (41°) |
| Dubai | 5,638 km | WNW (301°) |
| Sydney | 6,499 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 8,248 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,544 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,666 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,174 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 15,014 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 15,909 km | SW (232°) |
Cities near Malacca
- Ujong Pasir4 km · 22:57
- Klebang Besar5 km · 22:57
- Kampung Bukit Baharu5 km · 22:57
- Batu Berendam6 km · 22:57
- Kampung Bukit Beruang7 km · 22:57
- Kawasan Perindustrian Cheng7 km · 22:57
- Kampung Cheng8 km · 22:57
- Kampung Tanjung Keling8 km · 22:57
FAQ
What time is it in Malacca right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Malacca (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Malacca in?
Malacca runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Malacca observe daylight saving time?
Malacca does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Malacca today?
Malacca sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 18:57 today, giving 12h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Malacca tonight?
The moon phase over Malacca tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Malacca?
The antipode of Malacca — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.20° S, 77.76° W. It falls on land, near Sinaí, Ecuador, about 34 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Malacca?
Malacca lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Malacca?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Malacca, clocks run about 55 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.