Current Time in Philippines
The Philippines uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in the Philippines
It's 12:45 AM PHT (UTC+08:00) in the Philippines on Friday, 6 November 2026.
The Philippines does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+8 all year.
- Time zone
- Philippine Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Manila
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00 (PHT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+8 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Quezon City
Davao
Manila
Caloocan City
How the Philippines writes dates and times
- Date format
- MM/DD/YYYY
- month-day-year, e.g. 11/25/2026 · November 25, 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 PM
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-PH locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about the Philippines
- The Philippines skipped 31 December 1844 to move from the American to the Asian side of the date line. Source: gmanetwork.com
- Republic Act 10535 (2013) makes PAGASA's Philippine Standard Time the reference for government clocks and broadcasters. Source: ldr.senate.gov.ph
- The Labor Code caps normal hours of work at eight a day (Article 83). Source: chanrobles.com
Public holidays in the Philippines
The public holiday data this site uses does not yet include Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha for the Philippines, so no holiday list is shown here rather than an incomplete one. Check the official government calendar for exact dates.
Time difference from the Philippines
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in the Philippines time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 4:45 PM | 8 h behind | None |
| New York | Thu 11:45 AM | 13 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 8:45 AM | 16 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 8:45 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 12:45 AM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 1:45 AM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 3:45 AM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 1:45 PM | 11 h behind | None |
The Philippines at a glance
- Capital
- Manila
- Population
- 114,123,600
- Currency
- Philippine peso (PHP)
Questions about time in the Philippines
- What time is it in the Philippines right now?
- When this page was generated it was 12:45 AM PHT (UTC+08:00) in the Philippines.
- How many time zones does the Philippines have?
- The Philippines uses one time zone, Philippine Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Manila).
- Does the Philippines observe daylight saving time?
- No. The Philippines does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+8 all year.