Right now, local time in Ambon is 21:40 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ambon ranks #1745 worldwide by population and #42 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day length
- 12h 15m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 11h 54m (winter) – 12h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ambon — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.6958° S, 128.1833° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Maluku
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 347,288 · #1745 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ambon through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.70° N, 51.82° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Oiapoque, Brazil, about 16 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:40 GMT-3 (America/Belem)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ambon today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:30
- Qibla direction
- 291.5° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Ambon — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ambon sits in the Asia/Jayapura time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 15m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Ambon's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 2,765 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,934 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.70° S, 128.18° E, 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 | 04:40 | −17h |
| Chicago | 06:40 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 09:40 | −12h |
| London | 12:40 | −9h |
| Paris | 13:40 | −8h |
| Moscow | 15:40 | −6h |
| Dubai | 16:40 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 18:10 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:40 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 20:40 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 21:40 | same time |
| Sydney | 23:40 | +2h |
Best time to call Ambon
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ambon local time:
Cities sharing Ambon's time zone
Distances from Ambon
| Singapore | 2,765 km | WNW (281°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,269 km | NNW (333°) |
| Sydney | 4,116 km | SSE (147°) |
| Tokyo | 4,541 km | NNE (14°) |
| Mumbai | 6,555 km | WNW (295°) |
| Dubai | 8,476 km | WNW (297°) |
| Moscow | 10,382 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,400 km | NE (55°) |
| Paris | 12,860 km | NW (324°) |
| London | 12,878 km | NNW (327°) |
| Chicago | 14,478 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 16,934 km | S (190°) |
Cities near Ambon
FAQ
What time is it in Ambon right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ambon (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ambon in?
Ambon runs on the Asia/Jayapura IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Ambon observe daylight saving time?
Ambon does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ambon today?
Ambon sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 18:19 today, giving 12h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ambon tonight?
The moon phase over Ambon tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ambon?
The antipode of Ambon — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.70° N, 51.82° W. It falls on land, near Oiapoque, Brazil, about 16 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ambon?
Ambon lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ambon?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ambon, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.