{{Short description|Zone time in Macau, UTC plus eight hours}} {{Infobox Chinese | title = Macau Standard Time | t = 澳門標準時間 | s = 澳门标准时间 | j = ou3 mun2 biu1 zeon2 si4 gaan1 | y = Oumún Bīujéun Sìhgaan | p = Àomén Biāozhǔn Shíjiān | bpmf = ㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | por = Hora Oficial de Macau }}

'''Macau Standard Time''' (abbreviation: '''MST'''; Portuguese: ''Hora Oficial de Macau'';<ref>[https://www.smg.gov.mo/pt/subpage/224/page/174 Serviço de Hora Exacta], Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau</ref> {{zh|t=澳門標準時間 |j=ou3 mun2 biu1 zeon2 si4 gaan1}}) is the time zone in Macau. It is 8 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+8) all year, and daylight saving time has not been applied since 1980.<ref>[https://www.smg.gov.mo/en/subpage/224/page/174 Summer Time], Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau</ref> The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau is the official timekeeper of the Macau Standard Time.<ref>[https://www.smg.gov.mo/en/subpage/224/page/172 Time Service], Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau</ref> It is indicated as Asia/Macau in the IANA time zone database.

Macau Standard Time is currently in the same time zone as China Standard Time, also known as ''Beijing Standard Time'' or simply ''Beijing Time'' used in mainland China,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/cst-china|title=China Standard Time – CST Time Zone|website=www.timeanddate.com}}</ref> and Hong Kong Time in Hong Kong.

==History== {{Expand language|langcode=zh|%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AA%E6%99%82%E9%96%93#%E6%AD%B4%E5%8F%B2|date=February 2024|langcode2=ja}} ==Daylight saving time== {{Expand language|langcode=zh|%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AA%E6%99%82%E9%96%93#%E5%A4%8F%E6%99%82%E9%96%93|date=February 2024|langcode2=ja}} ==See also== * Time in Australia - Australian Western Standard Time is also UTC+08:00 * Time in China * Time in Indonesia * Time in Malaysia * Time in Mongolia * Time in Russia * Time in Singapore * Time in Taiwan * Time in Vietnam § Saigon Standard Time

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