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Time in George Town, Malaysia now

05:18:17

Friday, October 2, 2026, week 40

International Day of Non-Violence - to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi

Sun: ↑ 07:06 ↓ 19:10 (12h 4m) - More info - Make George Town time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for George Town

UTC +8

Malaysia Time (MYT)
now 12 hours ahead of New York

The time in George Town is 13 hours ahead of the time in New York when New York is on standard time, and 12 hours ahead of the time in New York when New York is on daylight saving time.
George Town does not change between summer time and winter time.
The IANA time zone identifier for George Town is Asia/Kuala_Lumpur.

Time difference
from George Town

Los Angeles	−15 hours	−15 hours
Chicago	−13 hours	−13 hours
New York	−12 hours	−12 hours
Toronto	−12 hours	−12 hours
São Paulo	−11 hours	−11 hours
UTC	−8 hours	−8 hours
Lagos	−7 hours	−7 hours
London	−7 hours	−7 hours
Johannesburg	−6 hours	−6 hours
Paris	−6 hours	−6 hours
Zurich	−6 hours	−6 hours
Cairo	−5 hours	−5 hours
Istanbul	−5 hours	−5 hours
Moscow	−5 hours	−5 hours
Dubai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Mumbai	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Hong Kong	0
Shanghai	0
Singapore	0
Tokyo	+1 hours
Sydney	+2 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for George Town

Sunrise: 07:06
Sunset: 19:10
Day length: 12h 4m
Solar noon: 13:08
The current local time in George Town is 68 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

George Town on the map

Location: Malaysia
Latitude: 5.41. Longitude: 100.34
Population: 158,000

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