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Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

Asia/Kuala_Lumpur is the IANA time zone for Malaysia (peninsula) in Malaysia.

UTC+08:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+8 MYT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+08:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+8 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Malaysia Time
Abbreviation
MYT
Long name
Malaysia Time

In the tz database, Asia/Kuala_Lumpur is a link (alias) to Asia/Singapore: the two always show the same time.

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Kuala_Lumpur' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Asia/Kuala_Lumpur')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Asia/Kuala_Lumpur';

Cities in Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

Also in this zone: Johor Bahru, Kampung Baru Subang, Petaling Jaya, Ipoh, Shah Alam, Bukit Rahman Putra, Pelentong, Malacca, Iskandar Puteri, Kota Bharu, Kuantan, Kota Kuala Muda, Sungai Petani, Selayang Baru Utara, Pasir Gudang, Mukim Pulai, Kampung Larkin Lama.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1981: UTC+7:30
  • 1982–2026: UTC+8

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