Current time in Singapore, Singapore
The current local time in Singapore is shown below. Singapore observes SGT.
What's the daylight saving status?
Singapore does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
What's the timezone history of Singapore?
Singapore standardised on UTC+8 in 1982, shifting forward by 30 minutes from the previous UTC+7:30 to align with Malaysia and ensure traders could share market hours across the causeway. The choice places the country roughly an hour ahead of its actual solar position; Singapore sits at 104 degrees east, midway between the standard meridians at 105 and 120, but the offset puts the working day in the same window as Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, and Perth, simplifying coordination across East Asia.
What are the working hours in Singapore?
Singapore's standard working day runs 09:00 to 18:00 with an hour for lunch, though the financial district and many professional services extend later, particularly during quarterly reporting periods. The country's multicultural composition produces an unusually rich public holiday calendar that includes the Western New Year, Chinese New Year in late January or February, Hari Raya Puasa at the end of Ramadan, Vesak Day for the Buddhist community, Deepavali, and Christmas. Many businesses observe each of these regardless of the religious affiliation of their staff.
Where is Singapore?
Singapore is both a city and a sovereign state at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, separated from Malaysia by the narrow Johor Strait and from Indonesia by the broader Singapore Strait. The country occupies one main island and a scattering of smaller satellites, with a total area of around 730 square kilometres and a population of close to 6 million. The land has steadily expanded through reclamation, with the southern coastline now sitting hundreds of metres further out than it did at independence in 1965.