Cebu to Swords: time difference
Swords is 8 h behind Cebu. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cebu 20:56 8:56 PM Swords 12:56 12:56 PM You –:–
20:56 8:56 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 17:23
12:56 12:56 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 17:02
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−8 h
Swords is 8 h behind Cebu.
When you, Cebu and Swords are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇭 Cebu
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇮🇪 Swords
16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇭 Cebu | 🇮🇪 Swords |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:56 | 12:56 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Cebu | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Manila | Europe/Dublin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:35 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 17:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 9 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 964,169 | 40,776 |
Compare Cebu with another city
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Big time differences
Cebu and Swords: common questions
What is the time difference between Cebu and Swords?
Swords is 8 hours behind: it uses UTC+0, while Cebu is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cebu, what time is it in Swords?
At 9:00 AM in Cebu, clocks in Swords show 1:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cebu, what time is it in Swords?
At 6:00 PM in Cebu, clocks in Swords show 10:00 AM.
When do working hours in Cebu and in Swords overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cebu, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Swords.
When does the date change in Swords compared with Cebu?
The new day starts in Swords later: until 8:00 AM in Cebu, it is still the previous day there. From 4:00 PM in Swords, Cebu is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cebu and Swords change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Swords. From March 28, 2027, Swords will be 7 hours behind Cebu.
