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Current local time in Macau

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08:00:00

1 October 2026ThursdayThursday, 1 October 2026

Calling Code +853

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CITY	LOCAL TIME	Difference	Coming up
London United Kingdom	01:00	−7h	Becomes −8h on 25 Oct
Berlin Germany	02:00	−6h	Becomes −7h on 25 Oct
Dubai UAE	04:00	−4h
Tokyo Japan	09:00	+1h
Sydney Australia	10:00	+2h	Becomes +3h on 4 Oct
New York United States	20:00Wed	−12h	Becomes −13h on 1 Nov
Los Angeles United States	17:00Wed	−15h	Becomes −16h on 1 Nov

Sun & moon in Macau today

Sunrise

06:16

Sunset

18:14

Daylight

12.0hrs

Next full moon

26 Oct

Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Macau

Working hours in Macau

1h overlap

MacauUTC+8

06121824

Your locationUTC+0

06121824

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Time zone guide for Macau

Macau, China SAR runs on UTC+8. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Macau and New York is 12 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. The time difference between Macau and London is 7 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Macau lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. The time difference between Macau and Tokyo is 1 hour. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Macau lines up with 10:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Macau.

Practical information for Macau

Macau (China SAR) is home to roughly 0.7M people. Today brings about 12.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:16, sunset at 18:14. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 22° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

China SAR

Continent

Asia

Time Zone

UTC+8 · Asia/Macau

Coordinates

22.19°N, 113.54°E

Currency

MOP (MOP$)

Calling Code

+853

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Cantonese, Portuguese

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

The Gaming Capital That Dwarfs Las Vegas

1. Macau generates more casino gaming revenue than anywhere else on Earth.

At roughly $28 billion annually, Macau's casinos pull in more than triple the entire Las Vegas Strip. A tiny peninsula and two connected islands spanning barely 33 square kilometres, Macau is the only place in China where casino gambling is legal, making it the premier gaming destination for 1.4 billion people.

2. The world's most densely populated territory.

With over 20,000 residents per square kilometre, Macau holds the Guinness World Record for population density. Centuries of Portuguese colonial administration left behind a UNESCO World Heritage historic centre where Portuguese baroque churches stand across cobblestone plazas from Chinese A-Ma temples.

3. The clock: Macau runs on UTC+8 (China Standard Time) year-round and has not observed daylight saving time since 1979. Sitting just 60 kilometres west of Hong Kong across the Pearl River estuary, it is linked by the world's longest sea-crossing bridge.

Sources

Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ Macau)
Statistics and Census Service (DSEC Macau)
UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Historic Centre of Macao

The sun and the clock in Macau (2026)

Solar noon12:26on UTC+8 standard time

Longest day13h 30m22 June

Shortest day10h 47m22 December

Yearly average12h 9mof daylight a day

Earliest sunrise05:418 June

Latest sunset19:145 July

Macau lies at 113.5°E. Its time zone, UTC+8, is built around the 120°E meridian. The 6.5° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 26 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:26 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+8 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 13h 30m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 10h 47m. The swing between them is 2h 43m. Inside the tropics the day length stays within a narrow band all year.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Macau the sun comes up earliest on 8 June at 05:41, while the latest sunset waits until 5 July at 19:14. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Macau that civil twilight runs about 22 minutes at the equinox.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Macau?

The official timezone for Macau, China SAR is Asia/Macau with a current UTC offset of UTC+8.

What is the population and location of Macau?

Macau has an estimated population of 0.7M and is located at coordinates 22.19°N, 113.54°E.

How many hours of daylight does Macau get?

Macau gets 13h 30m of daylight on its longest day and 10h 47m on its shortest, averaging 12h 9m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Macau?

Solar noon in Macau falls at about 12:26 on UTC+8 standard time, because the city sits 6.5° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Macau?

The Gaming Capital That Dwarfs Las Vegas: 1. Macau generates more casino gaming revenue than anywhere else on Earth.