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TheTime Mag

Time in Johor Bahru

The exact local hour in Johor Bahru, Malaysia — synchronised to your browser, refreshed every second, and adjusted automatically for daylight saving time.

12:37:00
Wednesday Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Zone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur Offset UTC+8 DST not observed

Today's hours of daylight

Johor Bahru sits at 1.4927° N, 103.7414° E. From this position the sun follows the schedule below today. Times are computed using the standard NOAA solar position algorithm and reflect the apparent horizon, not civil convention.

Civil dawn06:37First light, sun 6° below horizon
Sunrise06:58 (6:58 AM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Solar noon13:03Sun at its highest point
Sunset19:08 (7:08 PM)Top edge of the sun crosses horizon
Civil dusk19:29Last usable light
Day length12h 09mFrom sunrise to sunset

Time zone & daylight saving

Johor Bahru is in the Asia/Kuala_Lumpur zone of the IANA Time Zone Database. The current UTC offset is UTC+8.

Johor Bahru does not observe daylight saving time. The offset stays at UTC+8 year-round, which makes scheduling international meetings simpler — there are no twice-yearly clock changes to track.

Johor Bahru compared to major world hubs

If you are coordinating across borders, this table shows the current time in major hub cities relative to Johor Bahru, with the great-circle distance from Johor Bahru for context.

CityTime nowDifferenceDistance
London 05:37 −7h 10,830 km · 6,729 mi
New York 00:37 −12h 15,316 km · 9,517 mi
Tokyo 13:37 +1h 5,305 km · 3,296 mi
Dubai 08:37 −4h 5,822 km · 3,618 mi
Sydney 14:37 +2h 6,323 km · 3,929 mi
Los Angeles 21:37 −15h 14,116 km · 8,771 mi

About Johor Bahru

CountryMalaysia
Population858,000
Latitude / Longitude1.4927, 103.7414
IANA time zoneAsia/Kuala_Lumpur
UTC offsetUTC+8
Country calling code+60
CurrencyMYR

Other cities in Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

These cities share Johor Bahru's exact time zone — useful when you need a same-clock alternative.

Cities one hour from Johor Bahru

If you are scheduling a call or planning travel across a single time-zone hop, these are the major cities sitting just before or after Johor Bahru on the world clock.