Current Time in Singapore
Singapore 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 Singapore
It's 1:47 AM SGT (UTC+08:00) in Singapore on Friday, 6 November 2026.
Singapore does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+8 all year.
- Time zone
- Singapore Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Singapore
- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00 (SGT)
- 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
How Singapore writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 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-SG locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about Singapore
- Singapore has used UTC+8 since 1982, after earlier offsets of UTC+7, +7:20, +7:30 and wartime +9. Source: IANA tz database
- Because its clocks are set well east of its longitude, mean solar noon in Singapore is around 13:05. Source: Wikipedia
- The Employment Act caps normal hours at 44 a week for covered employees. Source: mom.gov.sg
Public holidays in Singapore
The public holiday data this site uses does not yet include Vesak Day for Singapore, so no holiday list is shown here rather than an incomplete one. Check the official government calendar for exact dates.
Time difference from Singapore
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Singapore time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 5:47 PM | 8 h behind | None |
| New York | Thu 12:47 PM | 13 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 9:47 AM | 16 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 9:47 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 2:47 AM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 4:47 AM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 2:47 PM | 11 h behind | None |
Singapore at a glance
- Capital
- Singapore
- Population
- 6,110,200
- Currency
- Singapore dollar (SGD)
Questions about time in Singapore
- What time is it in Singapore right now?
- When this page was generated it was 1:47 AM SGT (UTC+08:00) in Singapore.
- How many time zones does Singapore have?
- Singapore uses one time zone, Singapore Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Singapore).
- Does Singapore observe daylight saving time?
- No. Singapore does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+8 all year.