Skip to main content

Timezone Insight

The timezone in Manila is Asia/Manila (GMT+8).

Its current offset is GMT+08:00 (GMT+8).

What is the Timezone of Manila?

Detailed facts, current offset, DST status, and real-time data for the Asia/Manila timezone used by Manila, Philippines.

IANA Name
Asia/Manila
Current Offset
GMT+08:00
Standard time
Country
Philippines
Asia region
Abbreviation
GMT+8
14.60°, 120.98°

IANA Timezone Data

RegionPhilippines
Database NameAsia/Manila
Standard AbbreviationGMT+8
UTC OffsetGMT+08:00
DST StatusInactive
Coordinates14.5995°, 120.9842°

How to convert from Asia/Manila to UTC

Converting a time from Asia/Manila to UTC is straightforward:

UTC = Manila time − 8 hours

For example, if it is 12:00 in Manila, it is 04:00 UTC.

To convert the other way (UTC to Manila), add +8 hours to the UTC time. The offset changes by ±1 hour during daylight saving transitions in spring and fall.

About the Asia/Manila timezone

Asia/Manila is an IANA time zone identifier — the canonical, globally unique name for the civil time observed in Manila, Philippines. Every operating system, programming language, and calendar product that supports time zones recognises this string and uses it to compute the correct local time for any given moment.

IANA time zones are maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and track the historical, current, and planned future civil time of every region — including daylight saving time (DST) transitions, country-level changes, and historical anomalies. This is why software like macOS, Linux, Windows, and major cloud services all use the same identifiers.

Related time zones in the Asia region

  • Asia/Dubai
  • Asia/Kolkata
  • Asia/Bangkok
  • Asia/Singapore
  • Asia/Hong_Kong
  • Asia/Shanghai

Related tools