Right now, local time in Pekan is 04:15 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Pekan ranks #18526 worldwide by population and #214 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 51m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Day length
- 11h 59m
- Solar noon
- 12:51
- Daylight range
- 11h 55m (winter) – 12h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Pekan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.4836° N, 103.3996° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Pahang
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 31,826 · #18526 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Pekan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.48° S, 76.60° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Alianza Cristiana, Peru, about 18 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:15 GMT-5 (America/Lima)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Pekan today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:31
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Dhuhr
- 12:51
- Asr
- 16:11
- Maghrib
- 18:50
- Isha
- 20:01
- Qibla direction
- 292.2° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Pekan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Pekan sits in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 59m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Pekan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 242 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,099 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.48° N, 103.40° 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 | 12:15 | −16h |
| Chicago | 14:15 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:15 | −11h |
| London | 20:15 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:15 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:15 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:15 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 01:45 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:15 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:15 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:15 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:15 | +3h |
Best time to call Pekan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Pekan local time:
Cities sharing Pekan's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur04:15
- Johor Bahru04:15
- Kampung Baru Subang04:15
- Petaling Jaya04:15
- Ipoh04:15
- Shah Alam04:15
- Subang Jaya04:15
- Bukit Rahman Putra04:15
- Pelentong04:15
- Malacca04:15
- Iskandar Puteri04:15
- Kota Bharu04:15
Distances from Pekan
| Singapore | 242 km | S (169°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,395 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 3,740 km | WNW (300°) |
| Tokyo | 5,166 km | NE (42°) |
| Dubai | 5,675 km | WNW (300°) |
| Sydney | 6,503 km | SE (134°) |
| Moscow | 8,195 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,518 km | NW (320°) |
| London | 10,631 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,981 km | NE (43°) |
| Chicago | 14,849 km | NNE (11°) |
| São Paulo | 16,099 km | SW (233°) |
Cities near Pekan
- Kuala Pahang9 km · 04:15
- Kampung Ladang Sawit Lepar35 km · 04:15
- Kuantan37 km · 04:15
- Gambang41 km · 04:15
- Kemajuan Tanah Sungai Pancing Selatan42 km · 04:15
- Kemajuan Tanah Sungai Pancing Timur43 km · 04:15
- Kemajuan Tanah Sungai Pancing Utara48 km · 04:15
- Kemajuan Tanah Bukit Goh50 km · 04:15
FAQ
What time is it in Pekan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Pekan (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Pekan in?
Pekan runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Pekan observe daylight saving time?
Pekan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Pekan today?
Pekan sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 18:50 today, giving 11h 59m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Pekan tonight?
The moon phase over Pekan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Pekan?
The antipode of Pekan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.48° S, 76.60° W. It falls on land, near Alianza Cristiana, Peru, about 18 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Pekan?
Pekan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Pekan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Pekan, clocks run about 51 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.