Time zone · Asia
MYANMA
Myanmar Time
Myanmar Time (MYANMA) follows a steady half‑hour offset that has remained unchanged for decades, giving Myanmar its own distinct rhythm and setting it apart from its neighbors: 1 hour ahead of India, 30 minutes ahead of Bangladesh, and 30 minutes behind Thailand.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Current offset
UTC+06:30
Standard · +0630
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
1
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About MYANMA
A fixed, year-round offset.
Myanmar Time (MYANMA) follows a steady half‑hour offset that has remained unchanged for decades, giving Myanmar its own distinct rhythm and setting it apart from its neighbors: 1 hour ahead of India, 30 minutes ahead of Bangladesh, and 30 minutes behind Thailand.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to MYANMA.
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Cities across MYANMA
Local time, city by city.
4 cities
Where MYANMA is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC+06:30
Other zones at UTC+06:30 right now.
These named zones share MYANMA's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about MYANMA, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Why is Myanmar’s offset a half‑hour instead of a round number?
- Myanmar adopted UTC+06:30 in 1920 (returning to it in 1945 after using UTC+09:00 during the Japanese occupation) to match its geographical position, which falls roughly halfway between meridians spaced at full‑hour intervals.
- Do any other major countries use UTC+06:30?
- No major country does. The only other place on UTC+06:30 is Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Most of Myanmar's neighbors use whole-hour offsets, although India uses UTC+05:30.
- Did Myanmar ever observe daylight saving time?
- No. There are no historical daylight saving records for this offset, and Myanmar has kept a constant UTC+06:30 since 1945.
- When was the current offset officially established?
- The time keeping pattern commonly associated with Myanmar has been in place since May 2nd, 1945, and has remained stable ever since.
- Does Myanmar change clocks in summer?
- No. Both the representative zone (Yangon) and the region as a whole do not observe seasonal clock changes.
- What abbreviation is used for this timezone?
- Myanmar Time is commonly abbreviated MMT and is also written as the numeric offset +06:30. (MYT is Malaysia Time, not Myanmar Time.)
- How does this offset affect daily life?
- Myanmar is 1 hour ahead of India (UTC+05:30), 30 minutes ahead of Bangladesh (UTC+06:00), and 30 minutes behind Thailand (UTC+07:00), so meetings with several neighbors fall on the half hour.
- Is there more than one timezone inside Myanmar?
- No. All of Myanmar uses UTC+06:30.
- Are there plans to change the offset in the future?
- There are no announced plans to simplify the half‑hour offset or to introduce daylight saving, so the schedule looks stable.
Source: IANA tzdb2026e · Reviewed
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