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Ratanakiri, Cambodia

Ratanakiri is on Indochina Time, UTC+7, throughout the year. Cambodia does not apply daylight saving time, so the northeastern province’s official clock remains stable across seasons.

Lumphat, Cambodia

Saturday, 5 September 2026

UTC+7 · Asia/Phnom_Penh

Time and sun data for Lumphat — the largest city of Ratanakiri

The sun in Lumphat

Sunrise 5:42 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 6:02 PM Daylight 12 h 20 min Night 11 h 40 min Civil twilight 5:20 AM – 6:24 PM

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Current time in Ratanakiri, Cambodia

Banlung, Lumphat, Veun Sai, and remote communities within Ratanakiri all share the same local time. A long journey across the province may change the scenery and road conditions, but never the legally observed hour.

Convert UTC to Ratanakiri time by adding seven hours. Reverse the calculation by subtracting seven. Always follow the date through the conversion: the Cambodian morning can begin while the UTC calendar still shows the previous evening.

A forest path may challenge your sense of direction; fortunately, it need not challenge your time-zone setting.

A single clock across a varied province

The consistent UTC+7 zone helps coordinate accommodation, guides, transport, and calls between Banlung and other Cambodian destinations. It does not imply that travel durations are predictable. Distance, route conditions, weather, and available services belong in a journey plan separately.

Select Cambodia or an Indochina Time city on phones and computers. Check the device after arriving from a country in another zone. State the local date when confirming an early departure. Convert international calls for the actual date, not from memory.

Keep offline clocks on UTC+7 if they cannot update automatically. The province never makes a seasonal clock shift. If a colleague abroad reports a changed time difference, their own jurisdiction may have started or ended daylight saving time. Ratanakiri remains the fixed side of that comparison.

Banlung, Lumphat, Veun Sai, and morning light

Banlung is the provincial capital and the main urban reference. Lumphat and Veun Sai represent other parts of this geographically broad province. Their official time matches, while their calculated sunrise times can differ slightly because their coordinates are not identical.

Seasonal movement of sunrise continues even with a fixed time zone. Forest, hills, cloud, and haze may also affect the first visible sunlight. The published moment describes an astronomical event for a chosen point; it cannot describe every observer’s horizon.

For trekking, road travel, or a visit outside Banlung, use sunrise and dawn information for the nearest locality and correct date. Morning light develops before sunrise, but safe movement depends on the route, visibility, weather, and appropriate local advice.

Questions and answers
What time zone is Banlung in?
Banlung uses Indochina Time, UTC+7, like the rest of Ratanakiri.
Is there daylight saving time in Ratanakiri?
No. The province’s clocks retain the same offset all year.
Do remote areas use a different official time?
No. All communities in the province follow Cambodian national time, regardless of remoteness.

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