Philippines time zone history
Daylight saving time was used in 2 years since 1970, last in 1990; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On standard time, clocks in Manila run 4 minutes behind local mean solar time.
UTC+8
Standard time is UTC+8 (PST) all year under the current rules.
Summer time in 2 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| December 31, 1844 | Standard time forward 24 hours | UTC+8:03:52 | LMT |
| September 6, 1899 | Local mean time (UTC+8:03:52) replaced | UTC+8 | PST |
| February 12, 1942 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC+9 | JST |
| March 4, 1945 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC+8 | PST |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| 1936 | November 1 | not that year | 1 hour, PST to PDT |
| 1937 | not that year | January 16 | 1 hour, PST to PDT |
| 1941 | December 16 | not that year | 1 hour, PST to PDT |
| 1945 | not that year | December 1 | 1 hour |
| 1954 | April 12 | June 5 | 1 hour, PST to PDT |
| Since 1970 | |||
| 1977 | March 28 | September 22 | 1 hour, PST to PDT |
| 1990 | May 21 | July 29 | 1 hour, PST to PDT |
Also on UTC+8
Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Shanghai (China), Malaysia, Makassar (Indonesia), Singapore, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Irkutsk (Russia) and Perth (Australia) (nearest first; 1 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Hong Kong (1,117 km): same time except 1,801 days in 1970–1977, 1979 and 1990.
- Macau (1,153 km): same time except 1,801 days in 1970–1977, 1979 and 1990.
- Taiwan (1,165 km): same time except 705 days in 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1990.
- Vietnam (1,609 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 2,236 days in 1970–1975, 1977 and 1990.
- Palau (1,680 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 247 days in 1977 and 1990.
How it compares
Standard time has stayed at UTC+8 since 1945.