Right now, local time in Sandakan is 21:50 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sandakan ranks #1379 worldwide by population and #22 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 8m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 11h 55m
- Solar noon
- 11:52
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sandakan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.8402° N, 118.1179° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sabah
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 439,050 · #1379 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sandakan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.84° S, 61.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Manicoré, Brazil, about 64 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:50 GMT-4 (America/Manaus)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sandakan today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:34
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 290.7° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Sandakan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sandakan 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.
Sandakan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,663 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,457 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.84° N, 118.12° 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 | 05:50 | −16h |
| Chicago | 07:50 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 10:50 | −11h |
| London | 13:50 | −8h |
| Paris | 14:50 | −7h |
| Moscow | 16:50 | −5h |
| Dubai | 17:50 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 19:20 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:50 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 21:50 | same time |
| Tokyo | 22:50 | +1h |
| Sydney | 00:50 | +3h |
Best time to call Sandakan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sandakan local time:
Cities sharing Sandakan's time zone
- Kota KinabaluMY
- KuchingMY
- TawauMY
- MiriMY
- SibuMY
- BintuluMY
- Lahad DatuMY
- MarudiMY
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur21:50
- Johor Bahru21:50
- Kampung Baru Subang21:50
- Petaling Jaya21:50
- Ipoh21:50
- Shah Alam21:50
- Subang Jaya21:50
- Bukit Rahman Putra21:50
- Pelentong21:50
- Malacca21:50
- Iskandar Puteri21:50
- Kota Bharu21:50
Distances from Sandakan
| Singapore | 1,663 km | WSW (253°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,881 km | NNW (347°) |
| Tokyo | 3,984 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 5,110 km | WNW (291°) |
| Sydney | 5,622 km | SE (144°) |
| Dubai | 7,002 km | WNW (295°) |
| Moscow | 8,877 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 11,342 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 11,378 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,627 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 14,101 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 17,457 km | SW (218°) |
Cities near Sandakan
- Taman Rajawali10 km · 21:50
- Taganak34 km · 21:50
- Kinabatangan41 km · 21:50
- Beluran62 km · 21:50
- Lahad Datu94 km · 21:50
- Kampung Kunak129 km · 21:50
- Mapun134 km · 21:50
- Semporna161 km · 21:50
FAQ
What time is it in Sandakan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sandakan (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sandakan in?
Sandakan runs on the Asia/Kuching IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Sandakan observe daylight saving time?
Sandakan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sandakan today?
Sandakan sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 11h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sandakan tonight?
The moon phase over Sandakan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sandakan?
The antipode of Sandakan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.84° S, 61.88° W. It falls on land, near Manicoré, Brazil, about 64 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sandakan?
Sandakan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sandakan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sandakan, clocks run about 8 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.