Jakarta keeps UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC. Jakarta does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Jakarta, Indonesia, to the second.
Jakarta time converters
See the time difference and best time to call between Jakarta and major world cities:
Jakarta operates on the Asia/Jakarta time zone. Jakarta is on UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC. Located in Indonesia at 6.21°S, 106.85°E, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Jakarta, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Jakarta right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Jakarta, updated every second. Jakarta is on UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Jakarta in?
Jakarta, Indonesia uses the Asia/Jakarta time zone. That is UTC+7 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Jakarta observe daylight saving time?
No. Jakarta stays on UTC+7 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Jakarta?
Jakarta is 7 hours ahead of UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Jakarta.
Time difference between Jakarta and other cities
Working-hours overlap and the best time to call, for every Jakarta pair we cover.
Jakarta follows the Asia/Jakarta time zone, UTC+7 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is WIB in January all year.
Time difference from Jakarta to major cities
Jakarta is 6 hours ahead of London
Jakarta is 11 hours ahead of New York
Jakarta is 14 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Jakarta is 5 hours ahead of Paris
Jakarta is 3 hours ahead of Dubai
Jakarta is 1 hour behind Singapore
Jakarta is 2 hours behind Tokyo
Jakarta is 3 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
Sunrise lands around 06:10 (solar time) in June and about 05:49 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 05:50
Feb 05:54
Mar 05:58
Apr 06:04
May 06:08
Jun 06:10
Jul 06:09
Aug 06:06
Sep 06:00
Oct 05:55
Nov 05:51
Dec 05:49
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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