WIT — Eastern Indonesian Time
WIT is Eastern Indonesian Time, +09:00, used in Asia. In code, use Asia/Jayapura rather than the abbreviation.
Eastern Indonesian Time · Asia
09:26:05
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +09:00
- in force right now
- WIT (UTC+09:00)
- use in code
- Asia/Jayapura
- next clock change
- none — fixed offset
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/Jayapura"))
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'tWIT questions
What does WIT stand for?
WIT is Eastern Indonesian Time, +09:00, used in Asia. The IANA zone to use in code is Asia/Jayapura.
What time is it in WIT right now?
Eastern Indonesian Time: 09:26 on Thursday (WIT).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of WIT?
Asia/Jayapura for Eastern Indonesian 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.