Right now, local time in Sungai Petani is 22:27 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sungai Petani ranks #1087 worldwide by population and #15 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 62m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Day length
- 11h 56m
- Solar noon
- 13:02
- Daylight range
- 11h 48m (winter) – 12h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sungai Petani — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.6470° N, 100.4877° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kedah
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Population
- 544,851 · #1087 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sungai Petani through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.65° S, 79.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Huarmaca, Peru, about 9 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:27 GMT-5 (America/Lima)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sungai Petani today MUIS
- Fajr
- 05:45
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Dhuhr
- 13:03
- Asr
- 16:23
- Maghrib
- 19:00
- Isha
- 20:10
- Qibla direction
- 291.4° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Sungai Petani — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sungai Petani sits in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 56m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 731 cities we cover in Malaysia.
Sungai Petani's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 604 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,973 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.65° N, 100.49° 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 | 07:27 | −15h |
| Chicago | 09:27 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 11:27 | −11h |
| London | 14:27 | −8h |
| Paris | 15:27 | −7h |
| Moscow | 17:27 | −5h |
| Dubai | 18:27 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 19:57 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:27 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 22:27 | same time |
| Tokyo | 23:27 | +1h |
| Sydney | 01:27 | +3h |
Best time to call Sungai Petani
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sungai Petani local time:
Cities sharing Sungai Petani's time zone
Other cities in Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur22:27
- Johor Bahru22:27
- Kampung Baru Subang22:27
- Petaling Jaya22:27
- Ipoh22:27
- Shah Alam22:27
- Subang Jaya22:27
- Bukit Rahman Putra22:27
- Pelentong22:27
- Malacca22:27
- Iskandar Puteri22:27
- Kota Bharu22:27
Distances from Sungai Petani
| Singapore | 604 km | SE (142°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,366 km | NE (37°) |
| Mumbai | 3,341 km | WNW (299°) |
| Tokyo | 5,211 km | NE (45°) |
| Dubai | 5,276 km | WNW (299°) |
| Sydney | 6,903 km | SE (133°) |
| Moscow | 7,820 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 10,126 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 10,244 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,013 km | NE (40°) |
| Chicago | 14,666 km | N (8°) |
| São Paulo | 15,973 km | WSW (237°) |
Cities near Sungai Petani
- Bandar Laguna Merbok5 km · 22:27
- Sungai Lalang7 km · 22:27
- Tikam Batu8 km · 22:27
- Bedong9 km · 22:27
- Kampong Merbok11 km · 22:27
- Kota Kuala Muda14 km · 22:27
- Kampong Sidam15 km · 22:27
- Kampung Haji Kudong16 km · 22:27
FAQ
What time is it in Sungai Petani right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sungai Petani (Malaysia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sungai Petani in?
Sungai Petani runs on the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Sungai Petani observe daylight saving time?
Sungai Petani does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sungai Petani today?
Sungai Petani sees sunrise at 07:05 and sunset at 19:00 today, giving 11h 56m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sungai Petani tonight?
The moon phase over Sungai Petani tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sungai Petani?
The antipode of Sungai Petani — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.65° S, 79.51° W. It falls on land, near Huarmaca, Peru, about 9 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sungai Petani?
Sungai Petani lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sungai Petani?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sungai Petani, clocks run about 62 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.