SGT(Singapore Time)
Singapore Time (SGT) is the civil time of Singapore, eight hours ahead of UTC.
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Abbreviation
- SGT
- Full name
- Singapore Time
- Military letter
- Hotel (H)
- Regions
- Singapore
- IANA zones
- Asia/Singapore
- Converter model
- Fixed offset.
What SGT means
SGT is the reference offset for one of Asia's largest financial and shipping hubs, and it is quoted constantly in regional market hours.
- Singapore sits geographically closer to UTC+07:00, so the chosen offset is a commercial decision rather than a solar one.
Cities on this offset
These cities keep UTC+08:00 as their standard offset:
- Singapore
Zones with the same offset
- CST — China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
History
Singapore moved to UTC+08:00 in 1982, giving up an earlier half-hour offset in order to share business hours with Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Do not confuse with
- CST — China Standard Time
- HKT — Hong Kong Time