Asia/Manila is an IANA time zone used in Philippines. It stays on UTC+8 all year.
Asia/Manila at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+8 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+8 (PST) |
| Abbreviations | PST |
| Used in | Philippines |
Rules of the Asia/Manila time zone
Asia/Manila has stayed on UTC+8 since its last daylight saving period in 1990. Software that still applies an old rule will show the wrong time, so keep tz data up to date.
Recent and upcoming changes in Asia/Manila
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, March 28, 1977 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC+9 |
| Wednesday, September 21, 1977 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM | UTC+8 |
| Monday, May 21, 1990 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC+9 |
| Saturday, July 28, 1990 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM | UTC+8 |
Where Asia/Manila is used
Asia/Manila is used in Philippines. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
- Quezon City
- Davao City
- Manila
- Taguig
- Zamboanga City
- Cebu City
- Cagayan de Oro
- General Santos
- Calamba
- Angeles City
Asia/Manila compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 13 h behind | 13 h behind | 12 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 16 h behind | 16 h behind | 15 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 8 h behind | 8 h behind | 7 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 7 h behind | 7 h behind | 6 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 4 h behind | 4 h behind | 4 h behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 2 h 30 min behind | 2 h 30 min behind | 2 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore | --:-- | Same time | Same time | Same time |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 1 h ahead | 1 h ahead | 1 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead | 2 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 8 h behind | 8 h behind | 8 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+8 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Asia/Manila today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Asia/Brunei
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Asia/Irkutsk
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Asia/Kuching
- Asia/Macau
- Asia/Makassar
- Asia/Shanghai
- Asia/Singapore
- Asia/Taipei
- Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- Australia/Perth
Using Asia/Manila in software
Use the zone name Asia/Manila rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.
Show the current time in Asia/Manila:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Asia/Manila', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Asia/Manila'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Asia/Manila')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Asia/Manila datePlan around the time in Asia/Manila
- Convert a time to or from Asia/Manila: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Quezon City to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Asia/Manila and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Asia/Manila?
UTC+8, all year.
What abbreviation does Asia/Manila use?
PST. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Asia/Manila in software.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.