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Takeo, Cambodia

Takeo uses Indochina Time, the single civil time observed across Cambodia. It remains at UTC+7 all year, while the hour of sunrise shifts with the season and differs slightly from one part of the province to another.

Takeo, Cambodia

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+7 · Asia/Phnom_Penh

Time and sun data for Takeo — the largest city of Takeo

The sun in Takeo

Sunrise 05:52 Solar noon 12:01 Sunset 18:10 Daylight 12 h 18 min Night 11 h 42 min Civil twilight 05:31 – 18:32

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Current time in Takeo, Cambodia

The local clock in Takeo is seven hours ahead of UTC. There is no daylight saving adjustment, so residents, businesses, and public services do not make a seasonal clock change. The displayed time can consequently be interpreted with the same offset in every month.

When arranging an international call, the harder part is often the other participant’s time zone. Places that adopt daylight saving time may become one hour nearer to or farther from Takeo during their own clock-change periods. Confirm the conversion for the intended date instead of relying on a difference remembered from an earlier season.

Takeo does not spring forward or fall back; appointments can still wander if someone chooses the wrong date.

One provincial clock

Every district and municipality in Takeo Province follows the Cambodian national clock. Moving between Doun Kaev, border districts, archaeological areas, and nearby communities requires no watch adjustment. The same is true when crossing into another Cambodian province.

Select Indochina Time or UTC+7 in a clock application. Enter the actual meeting date, especially when another country changes clocks. Check whether the converted time falls on the previous or following day.

Include the location name in invitations to avoid confusion with similarly named places. The abbreviation ICT is useful, but a numerical UTC offset is often clearer in international communication. Some abbreviations are used for more than one concept, whereas UTC+7 states the clock relationship directly. For recurring events, a named time zone is preferable because calendar applications can apply the correct rules automatically.

Doun Kaev, local places, and daylight

Doun Kaev, widely known by the provincial name Takeo, is the capital and main urban reference point. Other recognised places in the province include Angkor Borei and communities around major district centres. They use identical civil time even though their sunrise readings are not perfectly identical.

Sunrise calculations depend on coordinates and date. A location in the eastern part of Takeo Province generally meets the Sun slightly before a location farther west on the same morning. The difference within one province is modest, but it matters when a schedule is tied closely to first light.

The length of daylight also changes during the year. For practical planning, consult the daily sunrise and sunset entries for the nearest listed town rather than treating one annual value as universal. Mountains, trees, buildings, haze, and cloud may delay the moment when the Sun becomes visible from a particular viewpoint, although the published astronomical sunrise remains based on the horizon and the selected coordinates.

Questions and answers
How far ahead of UTC is Takeo?
Takeo is seven hours ahead of UTC.
Are Takeo and Phnom Penh in the same time zone?
Yes. Both follow Indochina Time, as does the rest of Cambodia.
Why does the sunrise time change?
Earth’s movement and the location’s coordinates change the Sun’s apparent position through the year, so sunrise is date-specific.

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