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Time zones in Asia


Asia is a large continent that spans several different time zones. Some of the major time zones in Asia are:

  • UTC+03:00: This time zone is observed in countries in Western and Central Asia, including Iraq, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.
  • UTC+04:00: This time zone is observed in countries in Western and Central Asia, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
  • UTC+05:00: This time zone is observed in Western and Central Asia countries, including Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
  • UTC+06:00: This time zone is observed in Central and Eastern Asia countries, including Bangladesh and Bhutan.
  • UTC+07:00: This time zone is observed in countries in Southeast and Central Asia, including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.
  • UTC+08:00: This time zone is observed in countries in Eastern and Southeast Asia, including China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.
  • UTC+09:00: This time zone is observed in Eastern and Northeastern Asia countries, including Japan and South Korea.
  • UTC+10:00: This time zone is observed in countries in Eastern and Northeastern Asia, including Australia, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Many Asian countries observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), which temporarily shifts the standard time in a region by one hour during certain parts of the year. This is done to better use sunlight during the longer days of summer. Some Asian countries that observe DST include China, India, and Israel.

Move your cursor above that Asian country you want to see the current time for and click to view the time zone and your actual time details.

 
 

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The following table lists the Asian time zone abbreviations.

Abbreviation Full name Other abbreviations Timezone
AFT Afghanistan Time   UTC + 4:30 hours
ALMT Alma-Ata Time   UTC + 6 hours
AMST Armenia Summer Time   UTC + 5 hours
AMT Armenia Time   UTC + 4 hours
ANAST Anadyr Summer Time   UTC + 12 hours
ANAT Anadyr Time   UTC + 12 hours
AQTT Aqtobe Time   UTC + 5 hours
AST Arabia Standard Time   UTC + 3 hours
AZST Azerbaijan Summer Time   UTC + 5 hours
AZT Azerbaijan Time   UTC + 4 hours
BNT Brunei Darussalam Time   UTC + 8 hours
BST Bangladesh Standard Time   UTC + 6 hours
BTT Bhutan Time   UTC + 6 hours
CST China Standard Time   UTC + 8 hours
EEST Eastern European Summer Time   UTC + 3 hours
EET Eastern European Time   UTC + 2 hours
GET Georgia Standard Time   UTC + 4 hours
GST Gulf Standard Time   UTC + 4 hours
HKT Hong Kong Time   UTC + 8 hours
HOVT Hovd Time   UTC + 7 hours
ICT Indochina Time   UTC + 7 hours
IDT Israel Daylight Time   UTC + 3 hours
IRDT Iran Daylight Time   UTC + 4:30 hours
IRKST Irkutsk Summer Time   UTC + 9 hours
IRKT Irkutsk Time   UTC + 9 hours
IRST Iran Standard Time   UTC + 3:30 hours
IST India Standard Time   UTC + 5:30 hours
IST Israel Standard Time   UTC + 2 hours
JST Japan Standard Time   UTC + 9 hours
KGT Kyrgyzstan Time   UTC + 6 hours
KRAST Krasnoyarsk Summer Time   UTC + 8 hours
KRAT Krasnoyarsk Time   UTC + 8 hours
KST Korea Standard Time   UTC + 9 hours
MAGST Magadan Summer Time   UTC + 12 hours
MAGT Magadan Time   UTC + 12 hours
MMT Myanmar Time   UTC + 6:30 hours
MVT Maldives Time   UTC + 5 hours
MYT Malaysia Time   UTC + 8 hours
NOVST Novosibirsk Summer Time   UTC + 7 hours
NOVT Novosibirsk Time   UTC + 6 hours
NPT Nepal Time   UTC + 5:45 hours
OMSST Omsk Summer Time   UTC + 7 hours
OMST Omsk Standard Time   UTC + 7 hours
PETST Kamchatka Summer Time   UTC + 12 hours
PETT Kamchatka Time   UTC + 12 hours
PHT Philippine Time   UTC + 8 hours
PKT Pakistan Standard Time   UTC + 5 hours
SGT Singapore Time   UTC + 8 hours
TJT Tajikistan Time   UTC + 5 hours
TLT East Timor Time   UTC + 9 hours
TMT Turkmenistan Time   UTC + 5 hours
ULAT Ulaanbaatar Time   UTC + 8 hours
UZT Uzbekistan Time   UTC + 5 hours
VLAST Vladivostok Summer Time   UTC + 11 hours
VLAT Vladivostok Time   UTC + 11 hours
WIB Western Indonesian Time   UTC + 7 hours
WIT Eastern Indonesian Time   UTC + 9 hours
WITA Central Indonesian Time   UTC + 8 hours
YAKST Yakutsk Summer Time   UTC + 10 hours
YAKT Yakutsk Time   UTC + 10 hours
YEKST Yekaterinburg Summer Time   UTC + 6 hours
YEKT Yekaterinburg Time   UTC + 6 hours

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