Makassar, Indonesia · UTC+8
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Makassar is the capital of South Sulawesi and the largest city in eastern Indonesia. It runs on Central Indonesia Time, UTC+8, locally known as WITA. Indonesia splits across three timezones: WIB (UTC+7) in the west including Jakarta, WITA (UTC+8) in the center, and WIT (UTC+9) in the east.
Bugis navigators and the spice islands gateway
The city was historically one of the most important trading ports in Southeast Asia, linking the spice islands of Maluku to the west. The Makassarese and Bugis seafarers from this coast were legendary navigators who reached as far as northern Australia centuries before European contact. The city’s trading identity remains: Makassar is today the primary commercial hub for eastern Indonesia.
At 5 degrees south latitude, daylight barely shifts across the year. No DST applies. The daily rhythm is more shaped by the monsoonal calendar, wet season from November to March, dry season from April to October, than by any clock adjustment.
9am in Makassar is 1am in London. The city is eight hours ahead, making real-time coordination with European partners a matter of very early European mornings or late Makassar afternoons.
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Questions about time in Makassar
- What timezone is Makassar in?
- Makassar uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Makassar. The UTC offset is always UTC+8 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Makassar observe daylight saving time?
- No. Makassar does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+8 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Makassar?
- Makassar is currently at UTC+8.
- What is the time difference between Makassar and New York?
- Makassar is currently 12 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Makassar and London?
- Makassar is currently 7 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Makassar and Los Angeles?
- Makassar is currently 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Makassar and Tokyo?
- Makassar is currently 1 hour behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Makassar?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Makassar 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.