Current Time in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
9:44:50 AM
09:44:50
+08 (Malaysia Time) · UTC+08:00
Asia/Kuching
Time zone details
Kuching does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Kuching
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Malaysia
- Administrative area
- Sarawak
- District
- Bahagian Kuching
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Practical
- Languages
- Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Thai
- Dialing code
- +60
- Population
- 402,738
- Elevation
- Approximately 8 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 1° 33' N / 110° 19' E
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Clock changes in Kuching
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 05 min5 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 05 min5 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (83.0° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waning Crescent (14% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Third Quarter — Saturday, October 3, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- New Moon — Saturday, October 10, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 05 min | 5 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 05 min | 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 05 min | 5 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 05 min | 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 05 min | 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 05 min | 5 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 05 min | 4 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Kuching
Time context
Kuching follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Kota Kinabalu
Current time offsetUTC+08:00 (+08)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Malaysia
- Deepavali
- Deepavali
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Kuching International AirportKCHLarge airport7.3 km south-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · KCH / WBGG
About 7.3 km (4.5 mi) south-southeast of Kuching
Scheduled airline service in source data
Sibu AirportSBWMedium airport · Serves Sibu200 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · SBW / WBGS
About 200 km (124 mi) east-northeast of Kuching
Scheduled airline service in source data
Supadio International AirportPNKLarge airport · Serves Pontianak, Indonesia216 km south-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · PNK / WIOO
About 216 km (134 mi) south-southwest of Kuching
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Kuching in?
- Kuching currently uses Malaysia Time (UTC+08:00). Its IANA time zone is Asia/Kuching.
- When is the next clock change in Kuching?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Kuching in the next 12 months
- Does Kuching observe daylight saving time?
- Kuching does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Kuching right now?
- Kuching is currently UTC+08:00