Geographic position of Alor Setar

Alor Setar is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 6.1210° N, 100.3601° E.

Alor Setar lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Alor Setar

The point on Earth exactly opposite Alor Setar is near Chiclayo - when it's noon in Alor Setar, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Alor Setar

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Alor Setar

Alor Setar is currently in Autumn. Winter begins around December 21, which is 89 days from now.

Because Alor Setar is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Alor Setar

In Alor Setar, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 12h 28m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 11h 46m, a difference of roughly 0h 42m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Alor Setar's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Alor Setar at 6.12° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Alor Setar

With a population of 417,800, Alor Setar ranks as the 25th most populous city in Malaysia, out of 355 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Alor Setar

Alor Setar uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Kuala_Lumpur. The current local offset is UTC+8 / +08.

Alor Setar does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Alor Setar

Business hours in Alor Setar (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 9:00 PM (previous day) - 5:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• Los Angeles: 6:00 PM (previous day) - 2:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 2:00 AM - 10:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Mumbai: 6:30 AM - 2:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Sydney: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM ( Convenient)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Malaysia

Public Holidays Affecting Alor Setar

Official national holiday observed in Malaysia.

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