Indonesia
Time now in Merdeka
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:54Sunset 05:43Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
05:54
Sunset
05:43
Day length
11h 50m
Coordinates
-10.16, 123.59
Time difference from Merdeka
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Merdeka right now.
Merdeka on the map
About the time in Merdeka
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Merdeka 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.
Merdeka 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.
Clocks in Merdeka stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +8 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Indonesia.
Frequently asked questions about time in Merdeka
- Does Merdeka change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Merdeka keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Merdeka right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Merdeka, updating every second from Asia/Makassar (UTC +8).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Merdeka?
- Merdeka is UTC +8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Merdeka in?
- Merdeka uses Asia/Makassar, currently UTC +8.
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