Right now, local time in Shah Alam is 04:34 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shah Alam ranks #779 worldwide by population and #6 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
- 18:59
- Day length
- 12h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:58
- Daylight range
- 11h 57m (winter) – 12h 18m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shah Alam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.0851° N, 101.5328° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Selangor
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 740,750 · #779 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shah Alam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.09° S, 78.47° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is San Juan Bosco, Ecuador, about 8 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:34 GMT-5 (America/Guayaquil)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shah Alam today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:59
- Asr
- 16:18
- Maghrib
- 18:58
- Isha
- 20:09
- Qibla direction
- 292.6° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Shah Alam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shah Alam 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.
Shah Alam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 319 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,907 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.09° N, 101.53° 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 | 13:34 | −15h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −11h |
| London | 20:34 | −8h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −7h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −5h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | same time |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +1h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +3h |
Best time to call Shah Alam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shah Alam local time:
Cities sharing Shah Alam's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur04:34
- Johor Bahru04:34
- Kampung Baru Subang04:34
- Petaling Jaya04:34
- Ipoh04:34
- Subang Jaya04:34
- Bukit Rahman Putra04:34
- Pelentong04:34
- Malacca04:34
- Iskandar Puteri04:34
- Kota Bharu04:34
- Kuantan04:34
Distances from Shah Alam
| Singapore | 319 km | SE (127°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,536 km | NNE (31°) |
| Mumbai | 3,585 km | WNW (302°) |
| Tokyo | 5,338 km | NE (42°) |
| Dubai | 5,519 km | WNW (301°) |
| Sydney | 6,624 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 8,123 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,418 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,540 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,153 km | NE (42°) |
| Chicago | 14,930 km | N (10°) |
| São Paulo | 15,907 km | SW (234°) |
Cities near Shah Alam
- Batu Tiga2 km · 04:34
- Glenmarie Estate6 km · 04:34
- Subang Jaya7 km · 04:34
- Ara Damansara7 km · 04:34
- Kampung Baru Subang7 km · 04:34
- Bandar Sunway8 km · 04:34
- Petaling Jaya9 km · 04:34
- Denai Alam9 km · 04:34
FAQ
What time is it in Shah Alam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shah Alam (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Shah Alam in?
Shah Alam runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Shah Alam observe daylight saving time?
Shah Alam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shah Alam today?
Shah Alam sees sunrise at 06:58 and sunset at 18:59 today, giving 12h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shah Alam tonight?
The moon phase over Shah Alam tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shah Alam?
The antipode of Shah Alam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.09° S, 78.47° W. It falls on land, near San Juan Bosco, Ecuador, about 8 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shah Alam?
Shah Alam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shah Alam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shah Alam, clocks run about 58 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.