Phnom Penh keeps UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC. Phnom Penh 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 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to the second.
About time in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh operates on the Asia/Phnom Penh time zone. Phnom Penh is on UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC. Located in Cambodia at 11.56°N, 104.92°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 Phnom Penh, 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 Phnom Penh right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Phnom Penh, updated every second. Phnom Penh is on UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Phnom Penh in?
Phnom Penh, Cambodia uses the Asia/Phnom Penh time zone. That is UTC+7 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Phnom Penh observe daylight saving time?
No. Phnom Penh 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 Phnom Penh?
Phnom Penh 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 Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh time zone explained
Phnom Penh follows the Asia/Phnom_Penh time zone, UTC+7 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is +07 in January all year.
Time difference from Phnom Penh to major cities
Phnom Penh is 6 hours ahead of London
Phnom Penh is 11 hours ahead of New York
Phnom Penh is 14 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Phnom Penh is 5 hours ahead of Paris
Phnom Penh is 3 hours ahead of Dubai
Phnom Penh is 1 hour behind Singapore
Phnom Penh is 2 hours behind Tokyo
Phnom Penh 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 05:39 (solar time) in June and about 06:20 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 06:18
Feb 06:11
Mar 06:02
Apr 05:52
May 05:44
Jun 05:39
Jul 05:41
Aug 05:48
Sep 05:58
Oct 06:07
Nov 06:16
Dec 06:20
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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