Indonesia
Time now in Kota Bitung
Sunrise 05:38Sunset 05:47Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
229,795
Sunrise
05:38
Sunset
05:47
Day length
12h 09m
Coordinates
1.50, 125.15
Time difference from Kota Bitung
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About the time in Kota Bitung
Around 229,795 people live in Kota Bitung, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Kota Bitung runs on Asia/Makassar, which puts the city UTC +8 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Kota Bitung day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 01:00–09:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kota Bitung
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Kota Bitung?
- Kota Bitung is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Kota Bitung right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kota Bitung, updating every second from Asia/Makassar (UTC +8).
- Does Kota Bitung change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kota Bitung keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Kota Bitung in?
- Kota Bitung uses Asia/Makassar, currently UTC +8.
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