Time in Indonesia now
7:59PMWIB
WIBUTC+7+12 h vs New York (you)Asia/Jakarta
No clock changes: Indonesia stays on WIB (UTC+7) all year.
Time zones in Indonesia now
| Zone | Time now | Offset now | Rules | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Indonesia Time | 7:59 PM WIB | UTC+7 | WIB (UTC+7) all year | Jakarta · Java, Sumatra; Borneo (west, central) |
| Central Indonesia Time | 8:59 PM WITA | UTC+8 | WITA (UTC+8) all year | Makassar · Borneo (east, south), Sulawesi/Celebes, Bali, Nusa Tengarra, Timor (west) |
| Eastern Indonesia Time | 9:59 PM WIT | UTC+9 | WIT (UTC+9) all year | Jayapura · New Guinea (West Papua / Irian Jaya), Malukus/Moluccas |
Time zone in Indonesia
Indonesia has 3 different clock settings under the current rules, from WIB (UTC+7) in Jakarta to WIT (UTC+9) in Jayapura. The clock at the top shows the capital, Jakarta, on Western Indonesia Time (WIB, UTC+7) all year.
The IANA time zone database divides Indonesia into 4 zones. It needs more zones than there are clock settings because it also records history: two regions that keep the same time today get separate entries if their clocks differed at any point since 1970, which is why, for example, Asia/Jakarta and Asia/Pontianak are separate.
Jakarta lies at 106.8° east, where mean solar time is UTC+7:07 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 7 min of its clock time, so the sun is highest close to noon.
Daylight saving time in Indonesia
No. None of Indonesia’s regions changes its clocks under the current rules.
That is typical near the equator: day length barely changes through the year, so moving the clocks would gain almost nothing.
Clock history of Indonesia
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+7:07 in Jakarta), which ended on August 9, 1867, when BMT (UTC+7:07) replaced it. The record shows no daylight saving time at any point. The table summarises the clocks of Jakarta year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Asia/Jakarta.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 onward | UTC+7 all year | WIB |
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
Convert Indonesia time
Time difference between Indonesia and major cities
| City | Local time now | Indonesia vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:59 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +12 h | +12 h | +11 h | none / none |
| Los Angeles | 4:59 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +15 h | +15 h | +14 h | none / none |
| London | 12:59 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +7 h | +7 h | +6 h | 1 h / 2 h |
| Berlin | 1:59 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +6 h | +6 h | +5 h | 2 h / 3 h |
| Dubai | 4:59 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +3 h | +3 h | +3 h | 5 h / 5 h |
| New Delhi | 6:29 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +1 h 30 min | +1 h 30 min | +1 h 30 min | 6 h 30 min / 6 h 30 min |
| Singapore | 8:59 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −1 h | −1 h | −1 h | 7 h / 7 h |
| Beijing | 8:59 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −1 h | −1 h | −1 h | 7 h / 7 h |
| Tokyo | 9:59 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −2 h | −2 h | −2 h | 6 h / 6 h |
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Indonesia’s office hours overlap yours today.
Jakarta and New York share no office hours: when offices open at 9:00 AM in Jakarta, it is 9:00 PM the day before in New York. A call has to be early or late for one side: 8:00 PM in Jakarta is 8:00 AM in New York.
A 9-to-5 day in Jakarta overlaps London’s for 1 h in January (4:00 PM–5:00 PM Jakarta time), 2 h in July. At 9:00 AM in Jakarta it is 2:00 AM in London.
A 9-to-5 day in Jakarta overlaps New Delhi’s for 6 h 30 min in January (10:30 AM–5:00 PM Jakarta time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Jakarta it is 7:30 AM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Jakarta and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Singapore | 900 km | 8:59 PM UTC+8 | +1 h |
| West Island Cocos Islands | 1,280 km | 7:29 PM UTC+6:30 | −0 h 30 min |
Same clock as Indonesia
These places keep exactly the same time as Indonesia all year under the current rules (zones Antarctica/Davis, Asia/Bangkok, Asia/Barnaul, Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, Asia/Hovd and 5 more).
Cities in Indonesia
Indonesia at a glance
- CapitalJakarta
- Population285,721,236
- Time zone IDAsia/Jakarta
- Standard timeWIB (UTC+7)
- Daylight saving timenone
- Calling code+62