Right now, local time in Mbay is 05:15 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mbay ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #511 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 21m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Day length
- 12h 25m
- Solar noon
- 11:39
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mbay — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.5613° S, 121.2717° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- East Nusa Tenggara
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mbay through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.56° N, 58.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mabaruma, Guyana, about 122 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:15 GMT-4 (America/Guyana)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mbay today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:05
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Dhuhr
- 11:39
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 17:51
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 292.5° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Mbay — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mbay sits in the Asia/Makassar time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 25m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Mbay's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 2,226 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,210 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.56° S, 121.27° 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 | 13:15 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:15 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 18:15 | −11h |
| London | 21:15 | −8h |
| Paris | 22:15 | −7h |
| Moscow | 00:15 | −5h |
| Dubai | 01:15 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:45 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:15 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 05:15 | same time |
| Tokyo | 06:15 | +1h |
| Sydney | 08:15 | +3h |
Best time to call Mbay
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mbay local time:
Cities sharing Mbay's time zone
Distances from Mbay
| Singapore | 2,226 km | WNW (299°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,520 km | NNW (347°) |
| Sydney | 4,158 km | SE (137°) |
| Tokyo | 5,286 km | NNE (20°) |
| Mumbai | 6,128 km | WNW (300°) |
| Dubai | 8,062 km | WNW (300°) |
| Moscow | 10,400 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 12,816 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 12,890 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,336 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 15,352 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 16,210 km | SSW (200°) |
Cities near Mbay
FAQ
What time is it in Mbay right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mbay (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mbay in?
Mbay runs on the Asia/Makassar IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Mbay observe daylight saving time?
Mbay does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mbay today?
Mbay sees sunrise at 05:27 and sunset at 17:52 today, giving 12h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mbay tonight?
The moon phase over Mbay tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mbay?
The antipode of Mbay — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.56° N, 58.73° W. It falls on land, near Mabaruma, Guyana, about 122 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mbay?
Mbay lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mbay?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mbay, clocks run about 21 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.