Time in Timor-Leste

Plaque on the Eternal Friendship Clock in Dili, a gift from the South Korean state; it notes that both countries are in the same time zone.
Time zones in Indonesia and nearby countries; Timor-Leste is visible at lower right.

Timor-Leste uses UTC+09:00. In the west, the country borders the UTC+08:00 zone of Central Indonesia, and in the east, the UTC+09:00 zone of Eastern Indonesia. Daylight saving time has never observed in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste shares the same time zone with Japan Standard Time, Korean Standard Time, Pyongyang Time (North Korea), Eastern Indonesia Standard Time, Palau Time, and Yakutsk Time (Russia).

IANA time zone database

The IANA time zone database contains one zone for Timor-Leste in the file zone.tab, which is named Asia/Dili.

References

  1. ↑ "Time in East Timor". timeanddate.com. timeanddate. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Time in Indonesia". timeanddate.com. timeanddate. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Daylight Saving Time in Timor-Leste". timeanddate.com. timeanddate.
  4. ↑ "Current Time in UTC+9 Zone". dayspedia.com. Dayspedia. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Time Zone Database". iana.org. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Retrieved 8 May 2026.