Medan
North Sumatra, Indonesia
Friday, 13th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+7
- Time zone
- Asia/JakartaWIB
- Sunrise
- 6:10 am
- Sunset
- 6:08 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 57 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in Medan
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Medan has stayed on WIB (UTC+7) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Medan doing anything.
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 4pm and 17:00 in Jakarta, 9am to 9am at the other end.
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Time difference between Medan and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 9:54 am Thu | 09:54 | 15 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 11:54 am Thu | 11:54 | 13 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 11:54 am Thu | 11:54 | 13 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 12:54 pm Thu | 12:54 | 12 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 12:54 pm Thu | 12:54 | 12 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 2:54 pm Thu | 14:54 | 10 hours behind |
| London GMT | 5:54 pm Thu | 17:54 | 7 hours behind |
| Paris CET | 6:54 pm Thu | 18:54 | 6 hours behind |
| Berlin CET | 6:54 pm Thu | 18:54 | 6 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 7:54 pm Thu | 19:54 | 5 hours behind |
| Cairo EET | 7:54 pm Thu | 19:54 | 5 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 8:54 pm Thu | 20:54 | 4 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 9:54 pm Thu | 21:54 | 3 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 11:24 pm Thu | 23:24 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 1:54 am | 01:54 | 1 hour ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 2:54 am | 02:54 | 2 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 4:54 am | 04:54 | 4 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 6:54 am | 06:54 | 6 hours ahead |
About Medan
- Population
- 2486283
- Coordinates
- 3.583, 98.667
- Region
- North Sumatra, Indonesia
- IANA zone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Solar noon
- 12:09 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Medan right now?
It is 12:54 am (00:54 on a 24-hour clock) on Friday, 13th November 2026 in Medan. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Medan in?
Medan uses the Asia/Jakarta time zone, currently WIB (UTC+7). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like WIB are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Medan on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Medan stays on WIB (UTC+7) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Medan today?
The sun rises at 6:10 am and sets at 6:08 pm today, giving 11 hours 57 minutes of daylight.
How many hours ahead is Medan of Los Angeles?
Medan is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 12:54 am in Medan, it is 9:54 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Medan?
Medan is in North Sumatra, Indonesia, at 3.58° N, 98.67° E, with a population of about 2,486,283. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.