Current Time in the Philippines
The time in the Philippines right now, with its time zone, daylight saving dates and the difference from where you are.
The Philippines keeps Philippine Standard Time: PHT, UTC+8, all year.
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Philippine Standard Time · PHT, UTC+8, all year
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The Philippines’s time zone
The Philippines keeps Philippine Standard Time (PHT), UTC+8, all year round: its clocks do not change for summer. Phones and computers set the Philippines’s clocks from the Asia/Manila zone of the IANA tz database, and so does this page.
The Philippines keeps Philippine Standard Time, UTC+8, set by Republic Act No. 10535 of 2013, with the official time kept by the weather service, PAGASA. The country has one of the oddest calendar histories: under Spanish rule it kept American (west of Greenwich) dates, and in 1844 the governor-general declared that 30 December would be followed directly by 1 January 1845, skipping a day to match its Asian neighbours.
Daylight saving has been tried only briefly, most recently in 1990. The abbreviation causes confusion: the law uses PST, the same letters as US Pacific Standard Time, so PAGASA suggests PhST. For the many people working with US clients, a 9:00 am start in New York is 9:00 or 10:00 pm in Manila, depending on the US season.
PHT = UTC +8
- In 1844 the Philippines skipped 31 December to move to the Asian side of the date line, going straight from 30 December 1844 to 1 January 1845. Source: IANA tz database, file “asia”.
The Philippines time compared with other cities
How far ahead or behind each place is, on Wednesday 13 January 2027 and Wednesday 14 July 2027, and the time there when it is 9:00 am in the Philippines in January.
| Place | In January | In July | At 9:00 am in Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16 h behind | 15 h behind | 5:00 pm (day before) |
| New York | 13 h behind | 12 h behind | 8:00 pm (day before) |
| Toronto | 13 h behind | 12 h behind | 8:00 pm (day before) |
| London | 8 h behind | 7 h behind | 1:00 am |
| Dubai | 4 h behind | 4 h behind | 5:00 am |
| Sydney | 3 h ahead | 2 h ahead | 12:00 pm |
| Tokyo | 1 h ahead | 1 h ahead | 10:00 am |
| Singapore | same time | same time | 9:00 am |
| UTC | 8 h behind | 8 h behind | 1:00 am |
Frequently Asked Questions
What time zone is the Philippines in?
The Philippines is on Philippine Standard Time (PHT), UTC+8, all year. Its tz database zone is Asia/Manila.
Is PST in the Philippines the same as US Pacific Time?
No. Philippine Standard Time is UTC+8; US Pacific Standard Time is UTC−8, 16 hours behind. To avoid mixing them up, PAGASA writes PhST.
Does the Philippines change its clocks?
No. The Philippines stays on UTC+8 all year. It last tried daylight saving in 1990.
What is the time difference between the Philippines and the UK?
The Philippines is eight hours ahead of the UK in winter and seven hours ahead from late March to late October, when the UK is on BST.