Standar Time

Standard Time

As of 1 January 1988, the Indonesia’s three time zones have been changed as shown on the map, which is briefly described as follows:

1. WIB (Waktu Indonesia Barat - Western Indonesia Standard Time), equals to GMT plus 7 hours (meridian 105^o East), covering all provinces in Sumatera and Java, and the provinces of West and Central Kalimantan.
2. WITA (Waktu Indonesia Tengah - Central Indonesia Standard Time), equals to GMT plus 8 hours (meridian 120^o East), covering the provinces of East and South Kalimantan, all provinces in Sulawesi, the provinces of Bali, West and East Nusa Tenggara, and Timor Timur.
3. WIT (Waktu Indonesia Timur - Eastern Indonesia Standard Time), equals to GMT plus 9 hours (meridian 135o East), covering the provinces of Maluku and Irian Jaya.

The capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, is situated on the island of Java, belonging to the WIB (GMT +7 hours). It is 6,695 nautical miles from London, 10,123 nautical miles from New York, 4,610 nautical miles from Vladiwostok, 3,437 nautical miles from Sydney, 2,992 nautical miles from Beijing, and 3,610 nautical miles from Tokyo