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Tarakan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia uses Asia/Makassar, currently WITA (UTC+08:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Tarakan is a city in Indonesia, with a population of about 255,300. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
Time zone
UTC offset
UTC+08:00
Country
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Population
255,310
Calling code
+62
Currency
IDR
Tarakan vs. other major cities
Shift date & time
−12h+12h
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- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:52 / 17:56
- Day length
- 12h 4m
Common questions
What time zone is Tarakan in?
Tarakan uses the Asia/Makassar time zone, currently WITA (UTC+08:00).
Does Tarakan observe daylight saving time?
No clock changes are scheduled for Tarakan in the next year.
How many hours ahead or behind is Tarakan?
Tarakan is 8 hours ahead of UTC, 12 hours ahead of New York City, 7 hours ahead of London and 1 hour behind Tokyo. Relative to your own clock: .