Right now, local time in Rantau is 22:53 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rantau ranks #100280 worldwide by population and #623 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 56m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Day length
- 12h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:56
- Daylight range
- 11h 58m (winter) – 12h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rantau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.5902° N, 101.9629° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Negeri Sembilan
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 2,450 · #100280 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rantau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.59° S, 78.04° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huambi, Ecuador, about 15 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:53 GMT-5 (America/Guayaquil)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rantau today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Dhuhr
- 12:57
- Asr
- 16:17
- Maghrib
- 18:56
- Isha
- 20:07
- Qibla direction
- 292.8° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Rantau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rantau 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.
Rantau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 248 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,912 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.59° N, 101.96° 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 | 06:53 | −16h |
| Chicago | 08:53 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 11:53 | −11h |
| London | 14:53 | −8h |
| Paris | 15:53 | −7h |
| Moscow | 17:53 | −5h |
| Dubai | 18:53 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 20:23 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:53 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 22:53 | same time |
| Tokyo | 23:53 | +1h |
| Sydney | 01:53 | +3h |
Best time to call Rantau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rantau local time:
Cities sharing Rantau's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur22:53
- Johor Bahru22:53
- Kampung Baru Subang22:53
- Petaling Jaya22:53
- Ipoh22:53
- Shah Alam22:53
- Subang Jaya22:53
- Bukit Rahman Putra22:53
- Pelentong22:53
- Malacca22:53
- Iskandar Puteri22:53
- Kota Bharu22:53
Distances from Rantau
| Singapore | 248 km | ESE (124°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,559 km | NNE (30°) |
| Mumbai | 3,655 km | WNW (302°) |
| Tokyo | 5,346 km | NE (42°) |
| Dubai | 5,589 km | WNW (301°) |
| Sydney | 6,551 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 8,195 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,490 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,613 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,162 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 14,976 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 15,912 km | SW (233°) |
Cities near Rantau
- Seremban 310 km · 22:53
- Taman Seremban Jaya10 km · 22:53
- Bandar Springhill11 km · 22:53
- Taman Senawang Indah12 km · 22:53
- Seremban 213 km · 22:53
- Linggi13 km · 22:53
- Bandar Sri Sendayan14 km · 22:53
- Taman Dusun Setia14 km · 22:53
FAQ
What time is it in Rantau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rantau (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Rantau in?
Rantau runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Rantau observe daylight saving time?
Rantau does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rantau today?
Rantau sees sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 18:57 today, giving 12h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rantau tonight?
The moon phase over Rantau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rantau?
The antipode of Rantau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.59° S, 78.04° W. It falls on land, near Huambi, 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 Rantau?
Rantau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rantau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rantau, clocks run about 56 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.