Malaysia time zone history
Kuching kept local mean time (UTC+7:21:20) until 1926, the latest switch of the 11 zones on UTC+8 standard time with local mean time in the record. The record holds 5 different UTC offsets, the second-most of the 12 zones on UTC+8 standard time.
UTC+8
Standard time is UTC+8 all year under the current rules.
UTC+8 every day since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| March 1, 1926 | Local mean time (UTC+7:21:20) replaced | UTC+7:30 | numeric only |
| January 1, 1933 | Standard time forward 30 minutes | UTC+8 | numeric only |
| February 16, 1942 | Standard time forward 1 hour | UTC+9 | numeric only |
| September 12, 1945 | Standard time back 1 hour | UTC+8 | numeric only |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1941 | 14 September, 00:00 | 14 December, 00:00 | 20 minutes |
Also on UTC+8
Singapore, Makassar (Indonesia), Philippines, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai (China), Perth (Australia), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) and Irkutsk (Russia) (nearest first; 1 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Pontianak (Indonesia) (208 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 6,574 days in 1970–1987.
- Singapore (721 km): same time except 4,383 days in 1970–1981.
- Jakarta (Indonesia) (943 km): always 1 hour behind.
- Vietnam (1,100 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 1,989 days in 1970–1975.
- Makassar (Indonesia) (1,251 km): same time every day.
How it compares
Malaysia has kept UTC+8 since 1945, with no clock changes since 1970.
On standard time, clocks in Kuching run 39 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.