Right now, local time in Petaling Jaya is 19:37 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Petaling Jaya ranks #723 worldwide by population and #4 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 58m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Day length
- 12h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:58
- Daylight range
- 11h 56m (winter) – 12h 18m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Petaling Jaya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.1073° N, 101.6067° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Selangor
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 807,879 · #723 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Petaling Jaya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.11° S, 78.39° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is San Juan Bosco, Ecuador, about 15 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:37 GMT-5 (America/Guayaquil)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Petaling Jaya today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:58
- Asr
- 16:18
- Maghrib
- 18:57
- Isha
- 20:08
- Qibla direction
- 292.6° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Petaling Jaya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Petaling Jaya sits in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur 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.
Petaling Jaya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 314 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,915 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.11° N, 101.61° 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 | 04:37 | −15h |
| Chicago | 06:37 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 08:37 | −11h |
| London | 11:37 | −8h |
| Paris | 12:37 | −7h |
| Moscow | 14:37 | −5h |
| Dubai | 15:37 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 17:07 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:37 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 19:37 | same time |
| Tokyo | 20:37 | +1h |
| Sydney | 22:37 | +3h |
Best time to call Petaling Jaya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Petaling Jaya local time:
Cities sharing Petaling Jaya's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur19:37
- Johor Bahru19:37
- Kampung Baru Subang19:37
- Ipoh19:37
- Shah Alam19:37
- Subang Jaya19:37
- Bukit Rahman Putra19:37
- Pelentong19:37
- Malacca19:37
- Iskandar Puteri19:37
- Kota Bharu19:37
- Kuantan19:37
Distances from Petaling Jaya
| Singapore | 314 km | SE (128°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,530 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 3,591 km | WNW (302°) |
| Tokyo | 5,330 km | NE (42°) |
| Dubai | 5,525 km | WNW (301°) |
| Sydney | 6,619 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 8,125 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,421 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,543 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,146 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 14,926 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 15,915 km | SW (234°) |
Cities near Petaling Jaya
- SS22 km · 19:37
- Ara Damansara3 km · 19:37
- Glenmarie Estate4 km · 19:37
- Tropicana Indah4 km · 19:37
- Bandar Sunway4 km · 19:37
- Bandar Utama5 km · 19:37
- Taman Tun Dr Ismail5 km · 19:37
- Mutiara Damansara6 km · 19:37
FAQ
What time is it in Petaling Jaya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Petaling Jaya in?
Petaling Jaya runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Petaling Jaya observe daylight saving time?
Petaling Jaya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Petaling Jaya today?
Petaling Jaya sees sunrise at 06:58 and sunset at 18:58 today, giving 12h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Petaling Jaya tonight?
The moon phase over Petaling Jaya tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Petaling Jaya?
The antipode of Petaling Jaya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.11° S, 78.39° W. It falls on land, near San Juan Bosco, Ecuador, about 15 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Petaling Jaya?
Petaling Jaya lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Petaling Jaya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Petaling Jaya, clocks run about 58 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.