Maldives
Time now in Maldives
Sunrise 06:05Sunset 06:17Time zone UTC +5
Time zone
Indian/Maldives
UTC offset
UTC +5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
515,696
Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
06:17
Day length
12h 12m
Coordinates
3.20, 73.00
Time difference from Maldives
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Maldives on the map
About the time in Maldives
Maldives runs on Indian/Maldives, which puts the city UTC +5 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.
Around 515,696 people live in Maldives, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Maldives sits at latitude 3.20, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 12m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Maldives
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Indian/Maldives, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Maldives change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Maldives keeps UTC +5 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Maldives today?
- Sunrise is at 06:05 and sunset at 06:17, giving 12h 12m of daylight.
- What time is it in Maldives right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Maldives, updating every second from Indian/Maldives (UTC +5).
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