Balu in numbers
- Coordinates
- -9.9409, 124.4710
- Region
- East Nusa Tenggara
- Country
- Indonesia, Asia
- Capital
- Jakarta — 1984 km away
- Same name
- 46 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Balu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Read off the current local time in Balu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, which belongs to the Asia/Makassar zone (+8).
Balu, Indonesia
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Makassar
Local time in Balu
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Balu.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:19 AM Solar noon 11:29 AM Sunset 5:38 PM Daylight 12 h 20 min Night 11 h 40 min Civil twilight 4:57 AM – 6:00 PM
Weather in Balu right now
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Balu and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 85561
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in East Nusa Tenggara
- Kupang 474 801
- Labuan Bajo 188 724
- Maumere 87 720
- Ende 87 269
- Atambua 82 196
- Kefamenanu 48 202
Other places named Balu
- Balu Jiangsu, China
- Balu Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
- Balu Zhejiang, China
- Balu Fujian, China
- Balu Hunan, China
Same time zone — Asia/Makassar
- Makassar Indonesia
- Samarinda Indonesia
- Balikpapan Indonesia
- Denpasar Indonesia
- Banjarmasin Indonesia
Nearby places
- Desa Taebesa — 3.7 km
- Desa Nakfunu — 4.4 km
- Babuin — 4.6 km
- Faotooni — 4.7 km
- Huepanan — 4.9 km
- Buki — 5.0 km
Time and daylight in Balu
Travelling from Balu to Desa Taebesa or Desa Nakfunu does not change the hour.
Within Balu, postal codes number 1.
Balu stands in Asia/Makassar, an offset of UTC+8 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving: No.
Sunrise in Balu is at 5:19 AM today, and sunset comes at 5:38 PM. Daylight lasts 12 h 20 min.
Questions and answers
- Is Asia/Makassar the time zone for Balu?
- Yes, Asia/Makassar is the time zone for Balu, with an offset of +8.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Balu?
- Daylight saving time in Balu: No.
- What time does the day start in Balu?
- The sun rises at 5:19 AM.