ASIA TIME ZONES
In Asia eleven different time zones are used. These time zones span from UTC (GMT) +4 to UTC (GMT) +10. Several countries offset their local time in increments other than a full hour. As an example, India is 5 and 1/2 hours ahead of UTC (GMT) time represented as UTC (GMT) +5.5. The Asian country of Nepal is five hours and forty-five minutes ahead of UTC (GMT) time, represented as UTC (GMT) + 5.75.
Effective August 15, 2015 North Korea set clocks back by 30 minutes and observe GMT/UTC + 8:30h during Standard Time
Most countries in Asia do not use Daylight Saving Time. Countries that do use Daylight Saving Time in Asia are Mongolia and in the Middle East Region, Gaza Strip, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Syria and West Bank. Azerbaijan which in previous years used daylight saving time will not observe daylight saving time in 2016.
For more information about time zone offsets and Daylight Saving Time in Asia view the individual countries shown in the list below.
Asia Time Zone Map
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| Afghanistan | Armenia | Azerbaijan |
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Friday 9/30/2016 9:21 PM UTC+04:30 |
Friday 9/30/2016 8:51 PM UTC+04:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 8:51 PM UTC+04:00 |
| Bahrain | Bangladesh | Bhutan |
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Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 10:51 PM UTC+06:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 10:51 PM UTC+06:00 |
| Brunei | Burma (Myanmar) | Cambodia |
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Saturday 10/1/2016 12:51 AM UTC+08:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 11:21 PM UTC+06:30 |
Friday 9/30/2016 11:51 PM UTC+07:00 |
| China | Cyprus | Gaza Strip |
|
Saturday 10/1/2016 12:51 AM UTC+08:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
| Georgia | Hong Kong | India |
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Friday 9/30/2016 8:51 PM UTC+04:00 |
Saturday 10/1/2016 12:51 AM UTC+08:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 10:21 PM UTC+05:30 |
| Indonesia - Jakarta | Indonesia - Makassar | Indonesia - Pontianak |
|
Friday 9/30/2016 11:51 PM UTC+07:00 |
Saturday 10/1/2016 12:51 AM UTC+08:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 11:51 PM UTC+07:00 |
| Iran | Iraq | Israel |
|
Friday 9/30/2016 8:21 PM UTC+03:30 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
| Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan - Almaty |
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Saturday 10/1/2016 1:51 AM UTC+09:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 10:51 PM UTC+06:00 |
| Kazakhstan - Aqtobe | Kazakhstan - Astana | Kuwait |
|
Friday 9/30/2016 9:51 PM UTC+05:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 10:51 PM UTC+06:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Lebanon |
|
Friday 9/30/2016 10:51 PM UTC+06:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 11:51 PM UTC+07:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
| Malaysia | Mongolia - Central and Eastern | Mongolia - Western |
|
Saturday 10/1/2016 12:51 AM UTC+08:00 |
Saturday 10/1/2016 12:51 AM UTC+08:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 11:51 PM UTC+07:00 |
| Myanmar | Nepal | North Korea |
|
Friday 9/30/2016 11:21 PM UTC+06:30 |
Friday 9/30/2016 10:36 PM UTC+05:45 |
Saturday 10/1/2016 1:21 AM UTC+08:30 |
| Oman | Pakistan | Philippines |
|
Friday 9/30/2016 8:51 PM UTC+04:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 9:51 PM UTC+05:00 |
Saturday 10/1/2016 12:51 AM UTC+08:00 |
| Qatar | Russia - Moscow | Saudi Arabia |
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Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
| Singapore | South Korea | Sri Lanka |
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Saturday 10/1/2016 12:51 AM UTC+08:00 |
Saturday 10/1/2016 1:51 AM UTC+09:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 10:21 PM UTC+05:30 |
| Syria | Taiwan | Tajikistan |
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Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
Saturday 10/1/2016 12:51 AM UTC+08:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 9:51 PM UTC+05:00 |
| Thailand | Timor-Leste | Turkey |
|
Friday 9/30/2016 11:51 PM UTC+07:00 |
Saturday 10/1/2016 1:51 AM UTC+09:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
| Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan |
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Friday 9/30/2016 9:51 PM UTC+05:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 8:51 PM UTC+04:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 9:51 PM UTC+05:00 |
| Vietnam | West Bank | Yemen |
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Friday 9/30/2016 11:51 PM UTC+07:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
Friday 9/30/2016 7:51 PM UTC+03:00 |
