Singapore uses Singapore Standard Time (SGT), eight hours ahead of UTC, and never changes its clocks. It shares its time with Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Manila, Beijing and Perth.
Time zone facts
- IANA time zone: Asia/Singapore
- Country: Singapore (SG)
- Coordinates: 1.3521°, 103.8198°
Why UTC+8 near the equator?
Geographically Singapore is closer to UTC+7, and until 1981 it used UTC+7:30. On 1 January 1982 Singapore and Malaysia moved to UTC+8 to align with the main financial centres of East Asia. One result: the sun rises around 7:00 and sets around 19:00 almost all year.
A hub between time zones
Singapore’s working day overlaps with Tokyo and Sydney in the morning and with Dubai and Europe in the afternoon. SGX securities trading runs from 9:00 to 17:00 with a midday break.