Time in Jakarta
It is 09:26 on Thursday, 17 September 2026 in Jakarta. Jakarta is in Indonesia. Civil time uses the IANA zone Asia/Jakarta at +07:00 from UTC (not in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
Jakarta uses Asia/Jakarta (Western Indonesia Time) at UTC+07:00 with no daylight saving. Indonesia spans three zones; the capital sits on the western one.
Business hours often start near 08:00–09:00. Singapore and Bangkok are one hour ahead; Europe’s morning overlaps Jakarta’s afternoon.
Western Indonesia Time is UTC+07:00. Bali and Makassar are not Jakarta. An “Indonesia time” dropdown with one row is a bug.
Jakarta time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC+07:00
- Abbreviation
- WIB
- IANA
- Asia/Jakarta
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in Jakarta
Jakarta is currently on its standard offset. Jakarta does not change its clocks. The offset stays +07:00 all year, so the gap to other cities only moves when the other side changes.
Daylight in Jakarta today
The sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:49, giving 12 h 5 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:47, 13 minutes before the clock reads twelve, because Jakarta sits east of the 105° E meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Daylight
- 12 h 5 m
- Solar noon
- 11:47Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call Jakarta
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Jakarta and the same hours in other major cities.
Popular time differences
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About Jakarta
- Population
- 11,135,191The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Coordinates
- 6.1753° S, 106.8269° ELatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
- Calling code
- +62Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- Indonesian
- Airports
- CGKSoekarno-Hatta InternationalArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Jakarta local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in Jakarta
- What time is it in Jakarta right now?
- It is 09:26 in Jakarta as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Jakarta uses the IANA zone Asia/Jakarta, currently +07:00.
- Which time zone is Jakarta in?
- Jakarta is in the WIB time zone (Asia/Jakarta), currently +07:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does Jakarta observe daylight saving time?
- No. Jakarta stays on +07:00 all year. Any change in the gap to another city comes from that city changing its own clocks.
- Is Jakarta ahead of or behind UTC?
- Jakarta is currently at +07:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Jakarta is 19:00.
Well-known places in Jakarta
If you are checking the time in Jakarta because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Istiqlal MosqueRead more on Wikipedia
- National Monument of IndonesiaRead more on Wikipedia
- National Museum of IndonesiaRead more on Wikipedia