Convert Philippine Time to West Africa Time
Instantly convert Philippine Time (PHT) to West Africa Time (WAT) with our free online calculator.
Philippine Time
01:20:50 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (PHT)
West Africa Time
06:20:50 AM
Wed, Jun 24 (WAT)
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24-Hour Comparison
| PHT | WAT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 6:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 7:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 8:00 PM(-1d) |
| 4:00 AM | 9:00 PM(-1d) |
| 5:00 AM | 10:00 PM(-1d) |
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM(-1d) |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
How to Convert Philippine Time to West Africa Time
Formula
To convert Philippine Time (PHT) to West Africa Time (WAT): Convert PHT to WAT
About Philippine Time (PHT)
Philippine Time (PHT, IANA: Asia/Manila) — also called Philippine Standard Time (PST) — is the civil time of the Republic of the Philippines, set at UTC+8:00 year-round (no DST). Philippines observed Daylight Saving Time briefly between 1936-1938 and 1942-1944 during Japanese occupation, but has remained on PHT year-round since 1944. The Philippine Standard Time Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10535) established PHILMET — the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) — as the official timekeeper, and mandated that all government clocks display synchronized PHT. PHT is identical in offset to China Standard Time (CST), Hong Kong Time (HKT), Singapore Time (SGT), Malaysia Time (MYT), Brunei Time (BNT), Australian Western Standard Time (AWST). PHT serves approximately 117 million Filipino people across 7,641 islands organized into 17 regions + 81 provinces. Major Philippine cities: Manila + NCR (1.8M city, 13.5M metro — National Capital Region also called Metro Manila is the world's most densely populated metropolitan area), Quezon City (3M — NCR), Caloocan (1.7M — NCR), Davao (1.8M — Mindanao), Cebu (1M — Visayas), Zamboanga (980K). Affects: PSE (Philippine Stock Exchange) trading hours, BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry shift schedules.
About West Africa Time (WAT)
West Africa Time (WAT, IANA: Africa/Lagos, Africa/Kinshasa) is the civil time for West African and Central African countries, set at UTC+1:00 year-round (no DST). WAT serves approximately 350 million people across: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo (western half), Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tunisia. WAT is the same offset as Central European Time (CET) in winter, easing African business coordination with Western European partners. Major WAT cities: Lagos Nigeria (15M metro — the largest city in Africa and home to one of the world's fastest-growing populations), Kinshasa DRC (17M metro), Algiers (3.7M metro), Tunis (2.4M metro), Yaoundé (2.8M), Douala (2.7M), Brazzaville (1.8M), Luanda (8M metro), N'Djamena (1.4M). The eastern half of the DRC uses Central Africa Time (CAT = UTC+2). Affects: Nollywood film-industry production in Lagos, African Union meetings, Lagos NGX (Nigerian Exchange Group) trading hours, and Lagos-São Paulo + Lagos-Buenos Aires Atlantic-shipping schedules.