How many time zones does Indonesia have?

Indonesia has three official time zones: WIB (Western Indonesia Time, UTC+7), WITA (Central Indonesia Time, UTC+8), and WIT (Eastern Indonesia Time, UTC+9). The country stretches roughly 5,000 km from west to east, making a single zone impractical.

What time zone is Jakarta in?

Jakarta, the capital, is in WIB (Western Indonesia Time), UTC+7. This zone covers Java, Sumatra, West Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan.

What time zone is Bali in?

Bali is in WITA (Central Indonesia Time), UTC+8 — one hour ahead of Jakarta. WITA also covers Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB), and East Kalimantan.

Does Indonesia observe daylight saving time?

No. None of Indonesia's three time zones observes daylight saving time. The UTC offsets (UTC+7, UTC+8, UTC+9) are fixed year-round.

What is WIT and which islands use it?

WIT stands for Eastern Indonesia Time (Waktu Indonesia Timur), UTC+9. It covers the provinces of Maluku, North Maluku, West Papua, and Papua — the easternmost part of the Indonesian archipelago.

What are the IANA timezone IDs for Indonesia?

WIB uses Asia/Jakarta (UTC+7). WITA uses Asia/Makassar (UTC+8). WIT uses Asia/Jayapura (UTC+9). These are the standard identifiers used by operating systems and programming languages.

Indonesia Time Zones

Name: Indonesia Time Zones
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See live clocks for all three Indonesian time zones — WIB (UTC+7), WITA (UTC+8), and WIT (UTC+9) — and convert times between them.

WIB UTC+7

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Western Indonesia Time

Java • Sumatra • W/C Kalimantan

WITA UTC+8

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Central Indonesia Time

Bali • Sulawesi • NTT • E. Kalimantan

WIT UTC+9

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Eastern Indonesia Time

Papua • West Papua • Maluku

Indonesia Time Zone Reference

City	Zone	UTC	Local Time

Time Converter

Enter a time in one zone to see it in all three.

Time

From Zone

Quick Facts

WIBUTC+7, Asia/Jakarta

WITAUTC+8, Asia/Makassar

WITUTC+9, Asia/Jayapura

Daylight savingNone

WIB–WITA gap+1 hour

WIB–WIT gap+2 hours

Summary

See live clocks for all three Indonesian time zones — WIB (UTC+7), WITA (UTC+8), and WIT (UTC+9) — and convert times between them.

How it works

The page loads and immediately shows live ticking clocks for all three Indonesian time zones.
Each zone card displays the current time, UTC offset, abbreviation, and the major islands or provinces it covers.
The city reference table lists major Indonesian cities alongside their zone and live local time.
Use the time converter to enter a time in any one zone and instantly see the equivalent time in all three.
All calculations run in your browser using the JavaScript Intl.DateTimeFormat API with IANA timezone IDs — no server requests.

Use cases

Schedule a meeting across Jakarta (WIB) and Makassar (WITA) without confusion.
Check what time it is in Bali (WITA) when you are in Jakarta (WIB).
Confirm the time difference between Papua (WIT) and Java (WIB) before a call.
Quickly find which time zone a major Indonesian city belongs to.
Plan travel connections across Indonesian islands by knowing zone offsets.
Convert a flight arrival time from one Indonesian zone to another.
Understand Indonesia's time zone layout before a business trip.
Calculate the time in Jayapura (WIT) from a foreign city using the world comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Last updated: 2026-05-30 · Reviewed by Nham Vu