Right now, local time in Samarinda is 04:33 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Samarinda ranks #674 worldwide by population and #19 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Day length
- 12h 08m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 12h 06m (winter) – 12h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Samarinda — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.4917° S, 117.1458° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- East Kalimantan
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 865,306 · #674 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Samarinda through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.49° N, 62.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Barcelos, Brazil, about 163 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:33 GMT-4 (America/Manaus)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Samarinda today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:33
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:10
- Qibla direction
- 292.0° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Samarinda — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Samarinda sits in the Asia/Makassar time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 08m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Samarinda's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,496 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,818 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.49° S, 117.15° 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 | 13:33 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −11h |
| London | 20:33 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +3h |
Best time to call Samarinda
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Samarinda local time:
Cities sharing Samarinda's time zone
- MakassarID
- BalikpapanID
- DenpasarID
- BanjarmasinID
- KupangID
- ManadoID
- MataramID
- PaluID
Distances from Samarinda
| Singapore | 1,496 km | W (278°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,557 km | N (353°) |
| Tokyo | 4,652 km | NNE (28°) |
| Sydney | 5,133 km | SE (140°) |
| Mumbai | 5,296 km | WNW (297°) |
| Dubai | 7,225 km | WNW (298°) |
| Moscow | 9,400 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 11,831 km | NW (321°) |
| London | 11,895 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,164 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 14,786 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 16,818 km | SSW (212°) |
Cities near Samarinda
- Palaran10 km · 04:33
- Loa Janan12 km · 04:33
- Loakulu15 km · 04:33
- Anggana18 km · 04:33
- Sangasangadalam21 km · 04:33
- Muarajawa23 km · 04:33
- Sebulu29 km · 04:33
- Muarabadak36 km · 04:33
FAQ
What time is it in Samarinda right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Samarinda (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Samarinda in?
Samarinda runs on the Asia/Makassar IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Samarinda observe daylight saving time?
Samarinda does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Samarinda today?
Samarinda sees sunrise at 05:52 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 12h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Samarinda tonight?
The moon phase over Samarinda tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Samarinda?
The antipode of Samarinda — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.49° N, 62.85° W. It falls on land, near Barcelos, Brazil, about 163 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Samarinda?
Samarinda lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Samarinda?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Samarinda, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.