Satellite View of Manila
Manila sits at 14.5995, 120.9842. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
Asia · Asia/Manila
Current Time in Philippines
Live local time in Manila, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather conditions.
Manila, Philippines
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Manila Right Now
Weather, sky, sea and location for Manila, all updating live.
Weather in Manila
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Sun and Daylight
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Calculated from the mean synodic month, so times are accurate to within a few hours rather than to the minute.
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Reference
Philippines at a Glance
| Country | Philippines |
| Capital | Manila |
| Region | Asia |
| IANA time zone | Asia/Manila |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Time zones in country | 1 |
| Daylight saving | Not observed |
| Population | about 117 million |
| Currency | Philippine Peso (PHP) |
| Calling code | +63 |
| Capital coordinates | 14.5995, 120.9842 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Manila | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Coastline | Has a coastline |
Working with Philippines
Time Differences and Business Hours
How Manila lines up against the cities people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Manila. For a specific date, use the converter; to find a meeting slot, use the meeting planner.
Understanding the offset
How Philippines Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Manila sits in Asia/Manila. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
A Steady Offset
Philippines keeps the same offset all year. That sounds simpler, and it is, but it means the gap to any country that does change clocks shifts by an hour twice a year without anything changing on this end.
One Zone Nationwide
The whole of Philippines runs on Asia/Manila, so there is no internal difference to worry about. Whatever the clock says in Manila is what it says nationwide.
Writing Times Clearly
When you send a time to someone in Philippines, write the zone with it, or better, send a calendar invitation that converts automatically for each recipient. "14:00 UTC" cannot be misread; "2pm" in a message reaching three countries reliably produces at least one person joining an hour out.
Answers
Philippines Time Questions
What time is it in Philippines right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Manila, Philippines, updating every second. It is calculated from the Asia/Manila time zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving rules are applied automatically and correctly.
What time zone does Philippines use?
Manila uses the Asia/Manila zone. The current UTC offset is shown in the panel above and updates itself if the country changes its clocks. The whole country uses this single time zone.
Does Philippines observe daylight saving time?
No. Philippines stays on the same offset all year, so the gap between Manila and any country that does change clocks will differ by an hour for part of the year. That is the most common cause of a recurring meeting drifting.
How do I convert Philippines time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Manila and your own device clock. For a specific date and time rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which handles daylight saving for the date you enter rather than for today.
Where does the weather on this page come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Manila.
How accurate is the clock?
It reads your own device clock and re-expresses that instant in the Asia/Manila zone, so it is exactly as accurate as your device. Almost every phone and computer syncs to a network time server automatically, which puts you within a fraction of a second.