Current time in Manila, Philippines
The current local time in Manila is shown below. Manila observes PHT.
Daylight saving time
Manila does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
Sunrise & sunset today
Timezone facts
- Timezone
- Asia/Manila
- Standard abbreviation
- PHT
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇵🇠Philippines
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
Manila in context
Manila sits on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the western coast of Luzon, the principal northern island of the Philippines. The municipal population is around 1.85 million, but the wider Metro Manila urban region (the National Capital Region) holds around 13.5 million across 16 cities and one municipality that have effectively merged into a continuous urban fabric, making it one of the most densely populated regions in the world.
Timezone history of Manila
Manila uses Philippine Time at UTC+8, the same offset as Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Perth. The Philippines does not observe daylight saving. The archipelago spans around 8 degrees of longitude (from the western Palawan to the eastern Davao region), but the entire country operates on a single timezone. The fixed offset places Manila on the same clock year-round as the major mainland Asian financial centres.
Working hours in Manila
Manila's working day runs 08:00 to 17:00 with a one-hour lunch break, with the substantial business process outsourcing (BPO) sector running shifted schedules to align with US and European clients: many BPO workers operate overnight shifts. Heavy traffic in Metro Manila routinely extends commutes significantly beyond official working hours. Public holidays combine Catholic feast days (the Philippines is the largest Catholic-majority country in Asia) with national observances including Independence Day on 12 June.