Right now, local time in Papar is 08:41 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Papar ranks #28299 worldwide by population and #309 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 11h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Papar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.7333° N, 115.9333° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sabah
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 19,278 · #28299 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Papar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.73° S, 64.07° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Canutama, Brazil, about 96 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:41 GMT-4 (America/Manaus)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Papar today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 17:58
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 290.7° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Papar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Papar sits in the Asia/Kuching time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Papar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,430 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,293 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.73° N, 115.93° 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 | 17:41 | −15h |
| Chicago | 19:41 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 21:41 | −11h |
| London | 00:41 | −8h |
| Paris | 01:41 | −7h |
| Moscow | 03:41 | −5h |
| Dubai | 04:41 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 06:11 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:41 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 08:41 | same time |
| Tokyo | 09:41 | +1h |
| Sydney | 11:41 | +3h |
Best time to call Papar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Papar local time:
Cities sharing Papar's time zone
- Kota KinabaluMY
- SandakanMY
- KuchingMY
- TawauMY
- MiriMY
- SibuMY
- BintuluMY
- Lahad DatuMY
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur08:41
- Johor Bahru08:41
- Kampung Baru Subang08:41
- Petaling Jaya08:41
- Ipoh08:41
- Shah Alam08:41
- Subang Jaya08:41
- Bukit Rahman Putra08:41
- Pelentong08:41
- Malacca08:41
- Iskandar Puteri08:41
- Kota Bharu08:41
Distances from Papar
| Singapore | 1,430 km | WSW (251°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,854 km | N (354°) |
| Tokyo | 4,122 km | NNE (33°) |
| Mumbai | 4,889 km | WNW (292°) |
| Sydney | 5,757 km | SE (142°) |
| Dubai | 6,789 km | WNW (296°) |
| Moscow | 8,751 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 11,204 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 11,251 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,816 km | NE (48°) |
| Chicago | 14,206 km | NNE (22°) |
| São Paulo | 17,293 km | SW (222°) |
Cities near Papar
- Kinarut16 km · 08:41
- Petagas24 km · 08:41
- Bongawan24 km · 08:41
- Putatan26 km · 08:41
- Donggongon27 km · 08:41
- Kota Kinabalu31 km · 08:41
- Inanam36 km · 08:41
- Kuala Penyu41 km · 08:41
FAQ
What time is it in Papar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Papar (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Papar in?
Papar runs on the Asia/Kuching IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Papar observe daylight saving time?
Papar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Papar today?
Papar sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 17:58 today, giving 11h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Papar tonight?
The moon phase over Papar tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Papar?
The antipode of Papar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.73° S, 64.07° W. It falls on land, near Canutama, Brazil, about 96 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Papar?
Papar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Papar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Papar, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.