Time Zone History

Macau time zone history

Daylight saving time was used in 8 years since 1970, last in 1979; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On standard time, clocks in Macau run 26 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.

UTC+8

Standard time is UTC+8 (CST) all year under the current rules.

tz database name Asia/Macau

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Summer time in 8 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+7:34:10: 26 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+8: today’s standard timeUTC+9: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+10: 2 hours ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+7:34:10: 26 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+8: today’s standard timeUTC+9: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC+10: 2 hours ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
October 30, 1904Local mean time (UTC+7:34:10) replacedUTC+8CST
December 21, 1941Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+9numeric only
October 1, 1945Standard time back 1 hourUTC+8CST

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1942April 30November 171 hour
1943April 30September 301 hour
1946April 30October 11 hour, CST to CDT
1947April 19December 11 hour, CST to CDT
1948May 2November 11 hour, CST to CDT
1949–1950first Saturday in April, 23:00last Sunday in October, 00:001 hour, CST to CDT
1951March 31October 291 hour, CST to CDT
1952–1953first Saturday in April, 23:00first Sunday in November, 00:001 hour, CST to CDT
1954March 20October 311 hour, CST to CDT
1955–1956third Saturday in March, 23:00first Sunday in November, 00:001 hour, CST to CDT
1957–1959fourth Sunday in March, 03:30first Sunday in November, 03:301 hour, CST to CDT
1960–1962third Sunday in March, 03:30first Sunday in November, 03:301 hour, CST to CDT
1963–1964fourth Sunday in March, 03:30first Sunday in November, 03:301 hour, CST to CDT
1965–1966third Sunday in April, 03:30third Sunday in October, 02:301 hour, CST to CDT
1967April 16October 221 hour, CST to CDT
1968–1971third Sunday in April, 03:30third Sunday in October, 03:301 hour, CST to CDT
Since 1970
1972April 16October 221 hour, CST to CDT
1973April 22, December 30October 211 hour, CST to CDT
1974not that yearOctober 201 hour, CST to CDT
1975–1976third Sunday in April, 03:30third Sunday in October, 03:301 hour, CST to CDT
1979May 13October 211 hour, CST to CDT

Also on UTC+8

Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Shanghai (China), Malaysia, Singapore, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Makassar (Indonesia), Irkutsk (Russia) and Perth (Australia) (nearest first; 1 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Hong Kong (63 km): same time every day.
  • Taiwan (870 km): same time except 1,134 days in 1970–1976 and 1979.
  • Philippines (1,153 km): same time except 1,801 days in 1970–1977, 1979 and 1990.
  • Shanghai (China) (1,275 km): same time except 2,449 days in 1970–1976, 1979 and 1986–1991.
  • Vietnam (1,468 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 1,377 days in 1970–1976 and 1979.

How it compares

Standard time has stayed at UTC+8 since 1945.