UTC+8 Time Zone
GMT+8 · 8 hours ahead of UTC
Time in UTC+8 now
4:56:25 PM
UTC+8 (also written GMT+8) is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is 4:56 PM there now. 12 countries and territories use it at the moment, under names such as China Standard Time, Taiwan Standard Time, Hong Kong Standard Time and Singapore Standard Time.
Cities on UTC+8 right now
- ShanghaiChina
- ChongqingChina
- ChengduChina
- BeijingChina
- GuangzhouChina
- ShenzhenChina
- TianjinChina
- WuhanChina
- Xi’anChina
- HangzhouChina
- HarbinChina
- DongguanChina
- HefeiChina
- WeifangChina
- NanjingChina
- ShenyangChina
- FoshanChina
- JinanChina
- TaipeiTaiwan
- DalianChina
- WuzhongChina
- QingdaoChina
- YantaiChina
- SuzhouChina
- ZhengzhouChina
- NanningChina
- KunmingChina
- ShijiazhuangChina
- ChangchunChina
- PudongChina
- TaiyuanChina
- ZiboChina
- XiamenChina
- YangzhouChina
- Huai'anChina
- GuiyangChina
- Bao'anChina
- WuxiChina
- LanzhouChina
- FuzhouChina
Countries: Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan
Frequently asked questions
What time is it in UTC+8 now?
When this page was generated it was 4:56 PM on Thursday, 22 October 2026 in UTC+8; the clock at the top is live.
Is UTC+8 the same as GMT+8?
Yes. GMT+8 and UTC+8 mean the same offset; UTC is the modern name for the reference time.
Which countries are in UTC+8?
Right now: Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan.
What is the time difference between UTC+8 and Bangladesh?
Bangladesh (UTC+6) is 2 hours behind UTC+8.
Calculated from the IANA Time Zone Database for 839 cities. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.