Time in Indonesia

Current usage

In Indonesia, the keeping of standard time is divided into three time zones:

• Indonesia Western Time (Indonesian: Waktu Indonesia Barat/WIB) (UTC+07:00)
  • WIB is observed in:
    • All provinces in the island of Sumatra and its surrounding islands including major cities such as: Batam, Palembang, Medan.
    • All provinces in the island of Java including major cities such as: Bandung, Surabaya, Jabodetabek/Jakarta, and Yogyakarta.
    • Two provinces in Kalimantan island: West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. Including major cities such as: Pontianak, Palangkaraya, and Sampit.
  • IANA time zone database identifiers are "Asia/Jakarta" and "Asia/Pontianak"
• Indonesia Central Time (Waktu Indonesia Tengah/WITA) (UTC+08:00)
  • WITA is observed in:
    • All provinces in the island of Sulawesi including major cities such as: Makassar, Manado, and Gorontalo.
    • All provinces in the Lesser Sunda Islands including major cities such as: Denpasar, Mataram, and Kupang.
    • Two provinces in Kalimantan island: East Kalimantan and South Kalimantan. Including major cities such as: Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, and Tarakan.
  • IANA time zone database identifier is "Asia/Makassar"
• Indonesia Eastern Time (Waktu Indonesia Timur/WIT) (UTC+09:00).
  • WIT is observed in:
    • Maluku Islands including major cities such as: Ambon, Maluku, Ternate City, and Tidore.
    • All provinces in West Papua including major cities such as: Jayapura, Biak, and Merauke.
    • All provinces in Papua including all major islands in the province.
  • IANA time zone database identifier is "Asia/Jayapura"