Mongolia has 2 time zones in the IANA time zone database: right now the clocks range from UTC+7 (Hovd) to UTC+8 (Ulaanbaatar), a spread of 1 hour. Compared with Brasília, the difference goes from +10 h to +11 h. None of the zones uses daylight saving time.
Current time in each time zone of Mongolia
| Zone (reference city) | Time now | UTC | Difference to Brasília | Daylight saving time | Same time as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hovd Asia/Hovd |
21:58:40 | UTC+7 | 10 hours ahead of Brasília +10 h |
No daylight saving time Next change: no changes scheduled |
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| Ulaanbaatar Asia/Ulaanbaatar |
22:58:40 | UTC+8 | 11 hours ahead of Brasília +11 h |
No daylight saving time Next change: no changes scheduled |
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Zones are grouped by the UTC offset they have in January and in July of this year; the cities in the last column use exactly the same time as the reference city. The time follows the server clock and updates by itself.
How the time zones of Mongolia are laid out
Mongolia has two official time zones: UTC+8 across most of the country, including Ulaanbaatar, and UTC+7 in the far western provinces (Bayan-Ölgii, Hovd and Uvs). The country does not use daylight saving time.
What the numbers say about Mongolia
- IANA identifiers for the country: 2, which boil down to 2 distinct clock rules.
- Different times today: 2 (UTC+7, UTC+8).
- Compared with Brasília: 2 ahead, 0 at the same time and 0 behind.
- No zone changes its clocks during the year, so the difference to Brasília stays stable.
When it is 12:00 in Brasília: time in each zone of Mongolia
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| Zone | Brasília 09:00 | Brasília 12:00 | Brasília 18:00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hovd (UTC+7) | 19:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 (next day) |
| Ulaanbaatar (UTC+8) | 20:00 | 23:00 | 05:00 (next day) |