Time in Asia
Asia is the largest continent and spans more than ten hours of time, from UTC+3 in the Middle East to UTC+12 in Russia's far east. It is also home to most of the world's unusual offsets: India uses UTC+5:30, Nepal UTC+5:45, Iran UTC+3:30, Afghanistan UTC+4:30 and Myanmar UTC+6:30.
China uses a single time zone, UTC+8, across the whole country, shared with Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines. Very few Asian countries use daylight saving time today – Israel, the Palestinian territories and Lebanon are the main exceptions – so the time difference to Europe and North America usually changes by an hour when those regions switch their clocks.
Countries in Asia
Afghanistan22:20
Bahrain20:50
Bangladesh23:50
Bhutan23:50
Brunei01:50
Cambodia00:50
China01:50
East Timor (Timor Leste)02:50
Hong Kong01:50
India23:20
Indonesia00:50
Iran21:20
Iraq20:50
Israel20:50
Japan02:50
Jordan20:50
Kazakhstan22:50
Kuwait20:50
Kyrgyzstan23:50
Laos00:50
Lebanon20:50
Malaysia01:50
Maldives22:50
Mongolia01:50
Myanmar00:20
Nepal23:35
North Korea02:50
Oman21:50
Pakistan22:50
Palestine19:50
Philippines01:50
Qatar20:50
Saudi Arabia20:50
Singapore01:50
South Korea02:50
Sri Lanka23:20
Syria20:50
Taiwan01:50
Tajikistan22:50
Thailand00:50
Turkmenistan22:50
United Arab Emirates21:50
Uzbekistan22:50
Vietnam00:50
Yemen20:50Frequently asked questions
How many time zones are there in Asia?
Countries in Asia currently use 13 different UTC offsets, from UTC+2 to UTC+9, a spread of 7 hours.
Which country in Asia has the most time zones?
Indonesia has the most, with 3 time zones.
Where is it earliest and latest in Asia right now?
The clocks are furthest ahead in East Timor (Timor Leste) (UTC+9) and furthest behind in Palestine (UTC+2).
Which countries in Asia use daylight saving time?
3 of the 45 countries listed here change their clocks, including Israel, Lebanon, Palestine.