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Current time in Myanmar
A single time zone at UTC+06:30.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
About Myanmar's time
A single time zone.
Myanmar operates on a single time zone at UTC+06:30 all year, with no daylight saving time. Few places use this offset; the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are the only other one.
Major cities
Cities of Myanmar.
History
How Myanmar keeps time.
Burma adopted UTC+06:30 in 1920, under British rule. Before that, Rangoon Mean Time (UTC+06:24:47), based on the city's longitude, was used.
The choice of a 30-minute offset was practical for its geographic position, but it set Myanmar apart as one of the rare countries using such an offset. During the Japanese occupation, clocks were set to UTC+09:00 from May 1942 to May 1945, then returned to UTC+06:30. After independence in 1948 the country kept UTC+06:30 without daylight saving time.
The timezone was historically known as "Myanmar Standard Time" or Burma Standard Time before the country's name change in 1989.
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Things about Myanmar's time.
Myanmar's UTC+06:30 offset is exceptionally rare; globally, only a handful of countries use a half-hour offset, making its timezone particularly distinctive. This offset aligns relatively well with its geographic centroid. Because there is no daylight saving time, Myanmar is 1 hour 30 minutes behind Bangkok and 1 hour ahead of India all year.
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Myanmar to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Myanmar's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What timezone is Myanmar in?
- Myanmar operates on a single time zone at UTC+06:30, used across the whole country, including the capital Naypyidaw and Yangon.
- Does Myanmar observe daylight saving time?
- No, Myanmar does not observe daylight saving time, maintaining the same timezone year-round (UTC+06:30).
- Why is Myanmar's offset unusual?
- Myanmar's +06:30 offset is rare globally, as most countries use hourly offsets. This unusual choice is based on both geographic and historical reasons, aligning closer to local solar time in Yangon.
- Is there more than one timezone in Myanmar?
- No, Myanmar uses a single time zone, UTC+06:30, across the entire country.
- Has Myanmar's timezone ever changed?
- Yes. Myanmar has used UTC+06:30 since 1920, except during the Japanese occupation, when clocks were on UTC+09:00 from May 1942 to May 1945.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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