Current Time in Manila

About time in Manila

Manila runs on Philippine Time, a fixed UTC+8 with no seasonal adjustments. The Philippines sits a single zone east of mainland Southeast Asia, sharing its offset with cities like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Beijing. Daylight saving has only ever been used briefly in the country's history and is not in effect today, so Manila's clocks stay put all year. With roughly 14 million people across its densely packed metropolitan area, the capital marks one of the most populous spots on the UTC+8 line.

Manila does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC+8 (no DST). The live clock above reads Manila's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Manila through 2026

Manila sits at about 14.6°N, 121.0°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 12, with 12h 59m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 13, with 11h 16m, a difference of 1 h 43 min. Manila lies close to the equator, so its day length barely changes through the year and sunrise stays near the same hour in every season.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around May 23 (05:26) and the latest sunset around July 1 (18:29). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:03 local time in late March, 11:57 in late June and 11:53 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 11:56 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Manila.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Manila (2026–2027)

Manila keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Manila is 8 hours ahead of London and 13 hours ahead of New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.