Manila is 7 to 8 hours ahead of London, depending on the time of year. If you are both awake 7 am to 11 pm, a January weekday gives you 8 hours awake at the same time, though none of them is outside a 9-to-5 for both of you (in July: 9 hours shared, 0 hours free). Here are the good ones.
Manila is 8 hours ahead of London that week. On a weekday you are both awake for 8 hours, but none of them is outside work for both of you, so a lunch break or a commute has to do the work.
Worked out for the week of 11 January 2027 (11 Jan – 17 Jan), in London time, with each zone’s own daylight-saving rules for those dates. Manila awake 7 am – 11 pm, working 9 am – 5 pm weekdays; London awake 7 am – 11 pm, working 9 am – 5 pm weekdays.
A weekday, in London timeboth awake
Londonawake 7 am – 11 pm
Manilaawake 7 am – 3 pm and 11 pm – 7 am London time
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Best on a weekday
noon – 2 pm London
8 – 10 pm Manila · London lunchtime, Manila evening · during London’s lunch break
Another weekday option
9 – 11 am London
5 – 7 pm Manila · London morning, Manila early evening · during London’s work hours
The long weekend call
Sat 10 am – 1 pm London
Sat 6 – 9 pm Manila · London morning, Manila early evening
The week · London time, 11 Jan – 17 Jan
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
Mon
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
11p
12a
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
Tue
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
11p
12a
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
Wed
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
11p
12a
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
Thu
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
11p
12a
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
Fri
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
11p
12a
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
Sat
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
11p
12a
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
Sun
3p
4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
11p
12a
1a
2a
3a
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Columns are London hours; the small figure in each cell is the time in Manila. both freeboth awake, one at workManila asleep
The Manila–London gap through 2027
Dates
Difference
1 January – 27 March
Manila is 8 hours ahead of London
28 March – 30 October
Manila is 7 hours ahead of London
31 October – 31 December
Manila is 8 hours ahead of London
The week grid and call windows were worked out for 11 Jan to 17 Jan 2027 with the IANA time-zone rules for Asia/Manila (Manila) and Europe/London (London). That week London is on standard time and Manila keeps the same time all year. The table uses the same rules for every day of 2027. The finder above recalculates for the current week in your browser.
When it is … in London
In London
Manila, January
Manila, July
7 am
3 pm
2 pm
9 am
5 pm
4 pm
11 am
7 pm
6 pm
1 pm
9 pm
8 pm
3 pm
11 pm
10 pm
5 pm
1 am (next day)
midnight (next day)
7 pm
3 am (next day)
2 am (next day)
9 pm
5 am (next day)
4 am (next day)
Wednesday times. Send times as “your 8 pm” or “my 8 pm” so nobody has to guess whose clock you mean.
Stop doing the math every day
The Long Goodbye keeps your person’s local time and time of day on your home-screen widget and lock screen, so you can see whether it is morning coffee or midnight in Manila before you call. A “thinking of you” tap lights up their widget, and a countdown keeps the next visit in view.
What is the time difference between Manila and London?
Manila is 7 to 8 hours ahead of London, depending on the time of year. In 2027 it is 8 hours from 1 January to 27 March and from 31 October to 31 December; 7 hours from 28 March to 30 October.
What is the best time to call Manila from London?
In January, the easiest two hours on a weekday are noon – 2 pm London, which is 8 – 10 pm Manila: London lunchtime, Manila evening, during London’s lunch break. At the weekend, Sat 10 am – 1 pm London (Sat 6 – 9 pm Manila) gives you a longer call. Change the awake and work hours in the finder on this page to fit your own days.
How many waking hours do Manila and London share?
If both of you are awake from 7 am to 11 pm, you share 8 hours on a January weekday, but none of them falls outside 9-to-5 working hours in both places; in July it is 9 hours shared and 0 hours free.
Does daylight saving time change the call times?
Yes. In 2027 London changes its clocks on 28 March and 31 October and Manila does not change its clocks, so a call you keep at the same time in London moves by an hour in Manila on those dates. Check the table on this page and agree the new time out loud after each change.