Technical Specifications & Standards
Official chronometric properties, ISO standards, and international database registry identifiers for East Timor Time:
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Transitions
⬆️ Spring Forward (Clocks Advance)
None
⬇️ Fall Back (Clocks Return)
None
Observing Jurisdictions & Subdivisions
1 Sovereign NationsSovereign nations, administrative subdivisions, and regional territories officially operating under TLT:
Regional Subdivisions & Territory Details
Financial Markets & Trading Hours
Dili banking centers manage national petroleum fund allocations and coffee export settlements aligned with Tokyo and Seoul.
Local Hours: 08:30 - 16:30 TLT
UTC Window: 23:30 - 07:30 UTC
Major Cities in TLT
Primary metropolitan centers and financial hubs observing this time zone:
Adoption History & Astronomical Facts
Year Established: 2000
Under Indonesian administration, East Timor was placed in WITA (UTC+8). Following UN administration and independence, the National Council restored UTC+9 on September 17, 2000, aligning clocks with astronomical solar time.
Timor-Leste shares the island of Timor with Indonesian West Timor; crossing the land border from Indonesian Kupang (WITA, UTC+8) to East Timorese Batugade advances your clock by one full hour.
Frequently Asked Questions about TLT
Does Timor-Leste observe Daylight Saving Time?
No. Timor-Leste keeps clocks fixed on UTC+9 all year.
What is the time difference between Timor-Leste and Australia?
Timor-Leste is 30 minutes behind Darwin (ACST, UTC+9:30) and 1 hour behind Sydney and Melbourne during standard time (AEST, UTC+10).
What is the UTC offset of East Timor Time?
East Timor Time is 9 hours ahead of UTC (+09:00).