Current Time in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
3:55:29 AM
03:55:29
+08 (Malaysia Time) · UTC+08:00
Asia/Kuching
Time zone details
Sandakan does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Sandakan
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Malaysia
- Administrative area
- Sabah
- District
- Bahagian Sandakan
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Practical
- Languages
- Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Thai
- Dialing code
- +60
- Population
- 439,050
- Elevation
- Approximately 10 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 5° 50' N / 118° 07' E
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Clock changes in Sandakan
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 10 min19 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 10 min19 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (88.3° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (1% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Saturday, September 19, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 10 min | 19 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 10 min | 19 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 09 min | 19 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 09 min | 19 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 09 min | 19 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 08 min | 19 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 08 min | 19 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Sandakan
Time context
Sandakan follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Kuching
Current time offsetUTC+08:00 (+08)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Malaysia
- Malaysia Day
- Deepavali
- Deepavali
Nearby scheduled airports for Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
Sandakan AirportSDKMedium airport9.4 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · SDK / WBKS
About 9.4 km (5.8 mi) northwest of Sandakan
Scheduled airline service in source data
Lahad Datu AirportLDUMedium airport · Serves Lahad Datu92.7 km south-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · LDU / WBKD
About 92.7 km (57.6 mi) south-southeast of Sandakan
Scheduled airline service in source data
Tawau AirportTWUMedium airport · Serves Tawau170 km south
Source: OurAirports record · TWU / WBKW
About 170 km (106 mi) south of Sandakan
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Sandakan in?
- Sandakan currently uses Malaysia Time (UTC+08:00). Its IANA time zone is Asia/Kuching.
- When is the next clock change in Sandakan?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Sandakan in the next 12 months
- Does Sandakan observe daylight saving time?
- Sandakan does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Sandakan right now?
- Sandakan is currently UTC+08:00