Right now, local time in Matu is 08:07 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Matu ranks #37172 worldwide by population and #378 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 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 12h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 11h 58m (winter) – 12h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Matu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.6833° N, 111.5333° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sarawak
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 13,327 · #37172 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Matu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.68° S, 68.47° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Santo Antônio do Içá, Brazil, about 75 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:07 GMT-4 (America/Manaus)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Matu today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:29
- Qibla direction
- 291.7° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Matu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Matu sits in the Asia/Kuching time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 01m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Matu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 870 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,714 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.68° N, 111.53° 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 | 16:07 | −16h |
| Chicago | 18:07 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 21:07 | −11h |
| London | 00:07 | −8h |
| Paris | 01:07 | −7h |
| Moscow | 03:07 | −5h |
| Dubai | 04:07 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 05:37 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:07 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 08:07 | same time |
| Tokyo | 09:07 | +1h |
| Sydney | 11:07 | +3h |
Best time to call Matu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Matu local time:
Cities sharing Matu's time zone
- Kota KinabaluMY
- SandakanMY
- KuchingMY
- TawauMY
- MiriMY
- SibuMY
- BintuluMY
- Lahad DatuMY
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur08:07
- Johor Bahru08:07
- Kampung Baru Subang08:07
- Petaling Jaya08:07
- Ipoh08:07
- Shah Alam08:07
- Subang Jaya08:07
- Bukit Rahman Putra08:07
- Pelentong08:07
- Malacca08:07
- Iskandar Puteri08:07
- Kota Bharu08:07
Distances from Matu
| Singapore | 870 km | W (260°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,202 km | N (7°) |
| Mumbai | 4,580 km | WNW (296°) |
| Tokyo | 4,675 km | NE (35°) |
| Sydney | 5,810 km | SE (138°) |
| Dubai | 6,508 km | WNW (298°) |
| Moscow | 8,761 km | NNW (327°) |
| Paris | 11,165 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 11,244 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,405 km | NE (47°) |
| Chicago | 14,696 km | NNE (19°) |
| São Paulo | 16,714 km | SW (224°) |
Cities near Matu
FAQ
What time is it in Matu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Matu (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Matu in?
Matu runs on the Asia/Kuching IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Matu observe daylight saving time?
Matu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Matu today?
Matu sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 12h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Matu tonight?
The moon phase over Matu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Matu?
The antipode of Matu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.68° S, 68.47° W. It falls on land, near Santo Antônio do Içá, Brazil, about 75 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Matu?
Matu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Matu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Matu, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.