Indonesia · WITA
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Manado, Indonesia runs on UTC+8. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 12-hour difference between Manado and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 7-hour difference between Manado and London. 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 Manado lines up with 09:00–11:00 in London. There is a 1-hour difference between Manado and Tokyo. 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 Manado 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 Manado.
Practical Info
Manado (Indonesia) is home to roughly 460K people. Today brings about 12.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 17:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+8 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 1° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Indonesia
Capital
Jakarta
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
WITA · Asia/Makassar
Coordinates
1.49°N, 124.84°E
Currency
IDR (Rp)
Calling Code
+62
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Indonesian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Bunaken, off Manado, sits in the Coral Triangle, which holds around 76% of the world's coral species and over 2,000 reef fish species — the highest marine biodiversity on Earth. The drop-offs here fall more than a kilometre.
The clock: Manado keeps UTC+8 in northern Sulawesi, closer to the Philippines than to Jakarta.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
4h overlap