WITA — Central Indonesian Time
WITA is Central Indonesian Time, +08:00, used in Asia. In code, use Asia/Makassar rather than the abbreviation.
Central Indonesian Time · Asia
08:16:11
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +08:00
- in force right now
- WITA (UTC+08:00)
- use in code
- Asia/Makassar
- next clock change
- none — fixed offset
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/Makassar"))
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'tWITA questions
What does WITA stand for?
WITA is Central Indonesian Time, +08:00, used in Asia. The IANA zone to use in code is Asia/Makassar.
What time is it in WITA right now?
Central Indonesian Time: 08:16 on Thursday (WITA).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of WITA?
Asia/Makassar for Central Indonesian 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.