What is WIB Time?
You need to keep in mind that WIB Time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 7 hours ahead of the
UTC time zone.
This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.
The IANA time zone identifier for WIB Time is Etc/GMT-7.
Please be aware that
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not used in this time zone.
Without DST clocks do not change in this time zone, keeping the same UTC offset throughout the year.
About This Time Pattern
What is WIB Time Zone?
This time zone is a time offset that adds 7 hours to
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.
Its main cities and territories are:
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Jakarta
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Palangka Raya (Central Kalimantan, Indonesia)
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Pontianak (West Kalimantan, Indonesia)
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Surabaya (East Java, Indonesia)
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Yogyakarta (Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
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Semarang (Central Java, Indonesia)
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Bandung (West Java, Indonesia)
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Serang (Banten, Indonesia)
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Tangerang (Banten, Indonesia)
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Java (Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia)
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Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia)
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Tanjung Pinang (Riau Islands, Indonesia)
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Batam (Riau Islands, Indonesia)
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Padang (West Sumatra, Indonesia)
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Palembang (South Sumatra, Indonesia)
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Pekanbaru (Riau, Indonesia)
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Medan (North Sumatra, Indonesia)
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Bandar Lampung (Lampung, Indonesia)
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Jambi (Jambi, Indonesia)
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Bengkulu (Bengkulu, Indonesia)
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Banda Aceh (Aceh, Indonesia)
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Sumatra (Sunda Islands, Indonesia)
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.
This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.
You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:
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Christmas Island Time (CXT)
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Davis Time (DAVT)
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Hovd Time (HOVT)
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Indochina Time (ICT)
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Krasnoyarsk Time (KRAT)
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Novosibirsk Time (NOVT)
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Thailand Standard Time (THA)
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Golf Time Zone (G)
WIB Time Zone Countries
This time zone is used in the following country:
In the Indonesia, this time zone is present in the territories of Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, East Java, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Central Java, West Java, Banten, Java, Bangka Belitung Islands, Riau Islands, West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Riau, North Sumatra, Lampung, Jambi, Bengkulu, Aceh and Sumatra.
Current WIB Time with seconds according to the official atomic clock.
