Sandakan, Sabah to Karachi: time difference
Karachi is 3 h behind Sandakan, Sabah. 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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Sandakan, Sabah 05:46 5:46 AM Karachi 02:46 2:46 AM You –:–
05:46 5:46 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:52
02:46 2:46 AM
Pakistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:01
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−3 h
Karachi is 3 h behind Sandakan, Sabah.
When you, Sandakan, Sabah and Karachi are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇾 Sandakan, Sabah
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
🇵🇰 Karachi
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇾 Sandakan, Sabah | 🇵🇰 Karachi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:46 | 02:46 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Pakistan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Sandakan, Sabah | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | Asia/Karachi |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 439,050 | 14,910,352 |
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Sandakan, Sabah and Karachi: common questions
How far behind Sandakan, Sabah, is Karachi?
Karachi is 3 hours behind Sandakan: UTC+5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sandakan, Sabah, what time is it in Karachi?
At 9:00 AM in Sandakan, clocks in Karachi show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Karachi when it is 6:00 PM in Sandakan, Sabah?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sandakan, it is 3:00 PM in Karachi.
When is a good time to call Karachi from Sandakan, Sabah?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sandakan – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Karachi – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Karachi?
Until 3:00 AM in Sandakan, Sabah, it is still the previous day in Karachi. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Karachi it is already the next day in Sandakan.
Does the time difference between Sandakan, Sabah, and Karachi change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
