Right now, local time in Medan is 03:35 (GMT+7, UTC+07:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Medan ranks #169 worldwide by population and #5 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta GMT+7
- UTC offset
- UTC+07:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 12h 00m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 11h 55m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Medan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.5833° N, 98.6667° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Sumatra
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 2,486,283 · #169 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Medan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.58° S, 81.33° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Cancas, Peru, about 59 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:35 GMT-5 (America/Lima)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Medan today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 12:10
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 292.8° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Medan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Medan sits in the Asia/Jakarta time zone, UTC+07:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 00m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Medan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 624 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,678 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.58° N, 98.67° 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 | 13:35 | −14h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −12h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −10h |
| London | 20:35 | −7h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −6h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −4h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −3h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −1h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +1h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +2h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +4h |
Best time to call Medan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Medan local time:
Cities sharing Medan's time zone
Distances from Medan
| Singapore | 624 km | ESE (113°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,671 km | NE (37°) |
| Mumbai | 3,287 km | WNW (303°) |
| Dubai | 5,219 km | WNW (302°) |
| Tokyo | 5,516 km | NE (44°) |
| Sydney | 6,896 km | SE (132°) |
| Moscow | 7,909 km | NNW (329°) |
| Paris | 10,168 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,301 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,319 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 14,920 km | N (7°) |
| São Paulo | 15,678 km | SW (236°) |
Cities near Medan
- Sunggal6 km · 03:35
- Deli Tua9 km · 03:35
- Binjai20 km · 03:35
- Belawan21 km · 03:35
- Percut22 km · 03:35
- Lubuk Pakam23 km · 03:35
- Stabat29 km · 03:35
- Perbaungan32 km · 03:35
FAQ
What time is it in Medan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Medan (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Medan in?
Medan runs on the Asia/Jakarta IANA time zone (UTC+07:00), currently abbreviated GMT+7.
Does Medan observe daylight saving time?
Medan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Medan today?
Medan sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 12h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Medan tonight?
The moon phase over Medan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Medan?
The antipode of Medan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.58° S, 81.33° W. It falls on land, near Cancas, Peru, about 59 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Medan?
Medan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Medan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Medan, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.