PHT — Philippine Time
PHT is Philippine Time, +08:00, used in Asia. In code, use Asia/Manila rather than the abbreviation.
Philippine Time · Asia
08:26:04
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +08:00
- in force right now
- PST (UTC+08:00)
- use in code
- Asia/Manila
- next clock change
- none — fixed offset
Right now this zone is on PST, not PHT —
they are the same place at different times of year.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Asia/Manila"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tPHT questions
What does PHT stand for?
PHT is Philippine Time, +08:00, used in Asia. The IANA zone to use in code is Asia/Manila.
What time is it in PHT right now?
Philippine Time: 08:26 on Thursday (PST).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of PHT?
Asia/Manila for Philippine Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.
Why does my computer show PST instead of PHT?
Because Asia/Manila is currently on PST (UTC+08:00), its daylight-saving variant. PHT (+08:00) applies during the other half of the year. Both names refer to the same place, one hour apart.