Bandar Seri BegawanBrunei
Current time in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Friday, 25 September 2026
Brunei TimeUTC+08:00
⛶ Full-screen clockBandar Seri Begawan time at a glance
- Country
- Brunei
- Location
- Capital city of Brunei
- Time zone
Asia/Brunei- UTC offset now
UTC+08:00- Current zone label
- GMT+8
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
Bandar Seri Begawan time guide
Does Bandar Seri Begawan change its clocks?
UTC+08:00.- Year-round offset
- UTC+08:00, with no seasonal clock change
- Time-zone identifier
- Asia/Brunei
- Bandar Seri Begawan and London
- 8 hours ahead of GMT; 7 hours ahead of BST
- Bandar Seri Begawan and New York
- 13 hours ahead of EST; 12 hours ahead of EDT
Municipal area and district
The capital lies within Brunei-Muara District
Brunei’s official statistical publications distinguish the Bandar Seri Begawan municipal area, Brunei-Muara District, mukims and kampungs. The statistical yearbook describes the capital area as about 100.36 km², including Kampong Ayer.
Time-zone identity for Bandar Seri Begawan
- IANA zone
Asia/Brunei- UTC offset now
- UTC+08:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+8
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Bandar Seri Begawan is currently 8 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Bandar Seri Begawan
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 30 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Bandar Seri Begawan
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Asia/Brunei, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Capital city context
About Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of Brunei. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of Brunei
- Administrative area
- Brunei-Muara District, Brunei
- Population
- 64,409
- Coordinates
- 4.8903° N, 114.9401° E. The elevation is 10 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Bandar Seri Begawan. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- SengkurongBrunei-Muara District, Brunei12 km west
Asia/BruneiSame local time - MentiriBrunei-Muara District, Brunei13 km northeast
Asia/BruneiSame local time - SerasaBrunei-Muara District, Brunei19 km northeast
Asia/BruneiSame local time - TutongBrunei34 km west
Asia/BruneiSame local time - LiangBelait, Brunei55 km southwest
Asia/BruneiSame local time - SeriaBelait, Brunei75 km southwest
Asia/BruneiSame local time
Sources for Bandar Seri Begawan time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Brunei Darussalam Statistical Yearbook 2022Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Brunei Darussalam · 2022 statistical yearbook · AccessedOfficial capital area and district context for Bandar Seri Begawan.