Time Zone History

East Timor time zone history

On standard time, clocks in Dili run 38 minutes ahead of local mean solar time. Local mean time, UTC+8:22:20, ended in 1912.

UTC+9

Standard time is UTC+9 all year under the current rules.

tz database name Asia/Dili

Convert a time from East Timor

Twice a new standard time since 1970

UTC+8: 1 hour behind today’s standard timeUTC+8:22:20: 38 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+9: today’s standard timeUTC+8: 1 hour behind today’sstandard timeUTC+8:22:20: 38 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+9: today’s standard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1912Local mean time (UTC+8:22:20) replacedUTC+8numeric only
February 21, 1942Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+9numeric only
Since 1970
May 3, 1976Standard time back 1 hourUTC+8numeric only
September 17, 2000Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+9numeric only

Also on UTC+9

Jayapura (Indonesia), Palau, South Korea, Japan, North Korea, Chita (Russia), Yakutsk (Russia) and Khandyga (Russia).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Darwin (Australia) (720 km): usually 30 minutes ahead; different on 8,903 days in 1976–2000.
  • Makassar (Indonesia) (782 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 8,903 days in 1976–2000.
  • Jayapura (Indonesia) (1,801 km): same time except 8,903 days in 1976–2000.
  • Palau (2,023 km): same time except 8,903 days in 1976–2000.
  • Malaysia (2,029 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 8,903 days in 1976–2000.