Time in the Maldives now
The Maldives keeps one time zone, Indian/Maldives, UTC+5 all year. The times are worked out from the time zone database that every phone and computer uses.
- Time zone
- Indian/Maldives
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- No, same time all year
- Main city
- Maldives
- Public holidays 2026
- 18 dates
- Continent
- Asia
Sunrise and sunset in Maldives.
Worked out for the coordinates of Maldives from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up there for 12h 22m, and on the shortest day for 11h 53m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Public holidays in the Maldives, 2026.
The 18 public holiday dates for 2026, with the days left to each one counted from today. Dates come from the open source holidays library.
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1JanNew Year's DayThursday · Passed
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18FebFirst Day of Ramadan (estimated)Wednesday · Passed
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20MarEid al-Fitr (estimated)Friday · Passed
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21MarEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)Saturday · Passed
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22MarEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)Sunday · Passed
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1MayInternational Worker's DayFriday · Passed
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26MayDay of Arafah (estimated)Tuesday · Passed
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27MayEid al-Adha (estimated)Wednesday · Passed
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28MayEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)Thursday · Passed
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29MayEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)Friday · Passed
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30MayEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)Saturday · Passed
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16JunIslamic New Year (estimated)Tuesday · Passed
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26JulIndependence DaySunday · Passed
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14AugNational Day (estimated)Friday · Passed
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25AugProphet's Birthday (estimated)Tuesday · Passed
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12SepThe Day Maldives Embraced Islam (estimated)Saturday · Passed
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3NovVictory DayTuesday · In 48 days
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11NovRepublic DayWednesday · In 56 days
Maldives compared with other cities.
How the clock in Maldives lines up with cities around the world, right now. The last column counts from Maldives, not from where you are.
| City | Country | Local time | From Maldives |
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| New York | Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Chicago | Central Time | --:-- | |
| Denver | Mountain Time | --:-- | |
| Phoenix | Mountain Time without daylight saving | --:-- | |
| Los Angeles | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
| Honolulu | Hawaii-Aleutian Time | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| Sydney | Australia | --:-- |
Clock changes in the Maldives.
The Maldives does not change its clocks for summer, so the time difference with countries that do shifts twice a year.
Countries in Europe and North America move their clocks in spring and autumn. Their difference from Maldives therefore changes by an hour twice a year, while the clock in Maldives stays where it is.
Countries on the same time as Maldives.
These countries keep the same standard offset from Coordinated Universal Time, UTC+5, so their clocks read the same for most of the year. See every country on the countries page.
Quick answers about time in the United States.
Short, clear answers about US time zones, daylight saving time and federal holidays.
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What time is it in the Maldives now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current time in Maldives and it updates every second. The Maldives keeps UTC+5 all year.
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What time zone is the Maldives in?
The Maldives uses one time zone, Indian/Maldives, which is UTC+5 all year. Phones and computers list it under that name, and the clock at the top of this page follows it.
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Does the Maldives use daylight saving time?
No. The Maldives stays on UTC+5 all year, so the clock never moves. Countries that do change their clocks come one hour closer or one hour further away twice a year.
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What is the UTC offset in the Maldives?
Maldives is UTC+5 all year. The offset next to the clock above is worked out live, so it already includes any daylight saving time in force today.
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What is the time difference between the Maldives and New York?
Maldives is 10 hours ahead of New York in winter and 9 hours ahead of New York in summer. The table above updates as the clocks move.
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What is the time difference between the Maldives and London?
Maldives is 5 hours ahead of London in winter and 4 hours ahead of London in summer. The table above updates as the clocks move.
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What is the time difference between the Maldives and New Delhi?
Maldives is 0.5 hours behind New Delhi all year. The table above updates as the clocks move.
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When is the next public holiday in the Maldives?
The holiday list on this page counts the days to the next date from today. In 2026 the first public holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday, 1 January 2026 and the last is Republic Day on Wednesday, 11 November 2026.
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How many public holidays does the Maldives have in 2026?
18 public holiday dates are listed for 2026, and 4 of them fall on a Monday or a Friday, which makes a long weekend.
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What time does the sun rise and set in Maldives?
Today's sunrise, sunset, day length and solar noon for Maldives are in the sun and moon section above, worked out from the position of the sun. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up for 12h 22m, and on the shortest day for 11h 53m.