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Kuala Lumpur does not change its clocks
No clock change
Kuala Lumpur
- UTC offset now
- 8 hours
- Current local time
- 10:01
- Time zone name
- +08
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 12 hours ahead
Kuala Lumpur does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Thursday, December 31, 1981. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Malaysia
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Thursday, December 31, 1981 at 16:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Kuala Lumpur with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: December 31, 1981
- Kuala Lumpur moved from UTC+07:30 to UTC+08:00. The recorded change was at 16:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 11, 1945
- Kuala Lumpur moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+07:30. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: February 15, 1942
- Kuala Lumpur moved from UTC+07:30 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 16:30 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: August 31, 1941
- Kuala Lumpur moved from UTC+07:20 to UTC+07:30. The recorded change was at 16:40 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: December 31, 1932
- Kuala Lumpur moved from UTC+07:00 to UTC+07:20. The recorded change was at 17:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: May 31, 1905
- Kuala Lumpur moved from UTC+06:55:25 to UTC+07:00. The recorded change was at 17:04 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kuala Lumpur, it is 8:00 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kuala Lumpur is 13 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kuala Lumpur, it is 9:00 PM on April 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kuala Lumpur is 12 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kuala Lumpur, it is 9:00 PM on July 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kuala Lumpur is 12 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kuala Lumpur, it is 9:00 PM on October 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kuala Lumpur is 12 hours ahead on this date.