Geographic position of Padang

Padang is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 0.9492° S, 100.3543° E.

Padang 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 Padang

The point on Earth exactly opposite Padang is near Santo Domingo de los Colorados - when it's noon in Padang, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Padang

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

Current Season in Padang

Padang is currently in Spring. Spring begins around September 22, which is 4 days from now.

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

Longest & Shortest Day in Padang

In Padang, the longest day of the year falls around December 21 and lasts about 12h 10m. The shortest day falls around June 21 and lasts about 12h 4m, a difference of roughly 0h 6m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Padang's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Padang at 0.95° S, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Padang

With a population of 909,040, Padang ranks as the 17th most populous city in Indonesia, out of 438 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Padang

Padang uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Jakarta. The current local offset is UTC+7 / WIB.

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

Best Time to Call Padang

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

• New York: 10:00 PM (previous day) - 6:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Los Angeles: 7:00 PM (previous day) - 3:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 3:00 AM - 11:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Mumbai: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Tokyo: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Sydney: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM ( Partial overlap)

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

Time now in other cities in Indonesia

Public Holidays Affecting Padang

Official national holiday observed in Indonesia.

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