Denpasar, Indonesia Β· UTC+8
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Denpasar, the capital of Bali, uses Central Indonesia Time (WITA), UTC+8, year-round. The IANA identifier is Asia/Makassar. Indonesia is divided into three timezone zones: WIB (UTC+7) for Sumatra and Java, WITA (UTC+8) for Bali and the islands between, and WIT (UTC+9) for eastern Indonesia including Papua. No daylight saving is observed anywhere in Indonesia.
The one-hour difference between Bali and Jakarta (UTC+7) creates a small but real friction point for the millions of Indonesian tourists and business travelers who fly between them. Landing in Denpasar from Jakarta, you set your clock forward one hour. A 7am flight from Jakarta arrives at 9am Bali time despite the flight taking only 90 minutes.
Same clock as Perth, popular with Australians
Baliβs international tourism industry operates on a clock that must accommodate guests arriving from Australia (UTC+8/+10/+11), Japan (UTC+9), Europe, and North America. UTC+8 suits Australian visitors particularly well: Bali and Perth are in the same timezone, making Bali a rare long-haul destination with no clock adjustment. This geographic convenience has made the island especially popular with Western Australians.
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Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database
- Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG), Indonesia
- Picard, Michel. Bali: Cultural Tourism and Touristic Culture. Archipelago Press, 1996.
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Questions about time in Denpasar
- What timezone is Denpasar in?
- Denpasar uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Makassar. The UTC offset is always UTC+8 β this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Denpasar observe daylight saving time?
- No. Denpasar does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+8 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Denpasar?
- Denpasar is currently at UTC+8.
- What is the time difference between Denpasar and New York?
- Denpasar is currently 12 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Denpasar and London?
- Denpasar is currently 7 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Denpasar and Los Angeles?
- Denpasar is currently 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Denpasar and Tokyo?
- Denpasar is currently 1 hour behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Denpasar?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Denpasar is
Asia/Makassar. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Makassar' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Makassar')`), or any IANA-compatible library.