Right now, local time in Afareaitu is 15:42 (GMT-10, UTC-10:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Afareaitu ranks #87404 worldwide by population and #17 in French Polynesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tahiti GMT-10
- UTC offset
- UTC-10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Day length
- 12h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 11h 05m (winter) – 13h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Afareaitu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.5500° S, 149.7833° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Îles du Vent
- Country
- 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
- Population
- 3,213 · #87404 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Afareaitu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.55° N, 30.22° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 95 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 03:42 GMT+2 (Africa/Khartoum)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Afareaitu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:04
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 18:06
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 294.7° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Afareaitu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Afareaitu sits in the Pacific/Tahiti time zone, UTC-10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 46m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 38 cities we cover in French Polynesia.
Afareaitu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 6,099 km away; even Dubai lies some 17,286 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.55° S, 149.78° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 17:42 | +2h |
| Chicago | 19:42 | +4h |
| São Paulo | 22:42 | +7h |
| London | 01:42 | +10h |
| Paris | 02:42 | +11h |
| Moscow | 04:42 | +13h |
| Dubai | 05:42 | +14h |
| Mumbai | 07:12 | +15h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:42 | +18h |
| Hong Kong | 09:42 | +18h |
| Tokyo | 10:42 | +19h |
| Sydney | 12:42 | +21h |
Best time to call Afareaitu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Afareaitu local time:
Distances from Afareaitu
| Sydney | 6,099 km | WSW (241°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,639 km | NNE (30°) |
| Chicago | 9,175 km | NE (42°) |
| Tokyo | 9,483 km | NW (310°) |
| São Paulo | 10,508 km | ESE (116°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,339 km | WNW (290°) |
| Singapore | 11,790 km | W (266°) |
| London | 15,392 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 15,521 km | W (279°) |
| Moscow | 15,720 km | N (353°) |
| Paris | 15,724 km | NNE (30°) |
| Dubai | 17,286 km | WNW (293°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Afareaitu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Afareaitu (French Polynesia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Afareaitu in?
Afareaitu runs on the Pacific/Tahiti IANA time zone (UTC-10:00), currently abbreviated GMT-10.
Does Afareaitu observe daylight saving time?
Afareaitu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Afareaitu today?
Afareaitu sees sunrise at 05:21 and sunset at 18:06 today, giving 12h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Afareaitu tonight?
The moon phase over Afareaitu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Afareaitu?
The antipode of Afareaitu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.55° N, 30.22° E. It falls on land, near Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 95 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Afareaitu?
Afareaitu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Afareaitu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Afareaitu, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.