MYT — Malaysia Time
MYT is Malaysia Time, +08:00, used in Asia. In code, use Asia/Kuala_Lumpur rather than the abbreviation.
Malaysia Time · Asia
08:16:00
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +08:00
- in force right now
- UTC+08:00 (UTC+08:00)
- use in code
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- next clock change
- none — fixed offset
Right now this zone is on UTC+08:00, not MYT —
they are the same place at different times of year.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Asia/Kuala_Lumpur"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tMYT questions
What does MYT stand for?
MYT is Malaysia Time, +08:00, used in Asia. The IANA zone to use in code is Asia/Kuala_Lumpur.
What time is it in MYT right now?
Malaysia Time: 08:16 on Thursday (UTC+08:00).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of MYT?
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur for Malaysia Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.
Why does my computer show UTC+08:00 instead of MYT?
Because Asia/Kuala_Lumpur is currently on UTC+08:00 (UTC+08:00), its daylight-saving variant. MYT (+08:00) applies during the other half of the year. Both names refer to the same place, one hour apart.