Right now, local time in Buka is 01:31 (GMT+11, UTC+11:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Buka ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #47 in Papua New Guinea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Bougainville GMT+11
- UTC offset
- UTC+11:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Day length
- 12h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 48m (winter) – 12h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Buka — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.4326° S, 154.6710° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bougainville
- Country
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Buka through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.43° N, 25.33° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Nova Sintra, Cabo Verde, 1,052 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Buka today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:04
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 15:43
- Maghrib
- 18:34
- Isha
- 19:42
- Qibla direction
- 291.1° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Buka — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Buka sits in the Pacific/Bougainville time zone, UTC+11:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 19m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 52 cities we cover in Papua New Guinea.
Buka's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 3,182 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,049 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.43° S, 154.67° 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 | 06:31 | −19h |
| Chicago | 08:31 | −17h |
| São Paulo | 11:31 | −14h |
| London | 14:31 | −11h |
| Paris | 15:31 | −10h |
| Moscow | 17:31 | −8h |
| Dubai | 18:31 | −7h |
| Mumbai | 20:01 | −5h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:31 | −3h |
| Hong Kong | 22:31 | −3h |
| Tokyo | 23:31 | −2h |
| Sydney | 01:31 | same time |
Best time to call Buka
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Buka local time:
Other cities in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby00:31
- Lae00:31
- Arawa01:31
- Mount Hagen00:31
- Popondetta00:31
- Madang00:31
- Kokopo00:31
- Mendi00:31
- Kimbe00:31
- Goroka00:31
- Wewak00:31
- Bulolo00:31
Distances from Buka
| Sydney | 3,182 km | S (186°) |
| Tokyo | 4,833 km | NNW (342°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,379 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 5,697 km | W (276°) |
| Mumbai | 9,349 km | WNW (290°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,078 km | NE (56°) |
| Dubai | 11,206 km | WNW (295°) |
| Moscow | 12,170 km | NNW (328°) |
| Chicago | 12,683 km | NE (46°) |
| London | 14,389 km | NNW (340°) |
| Paris | 14,526 km | NNW (336°) |
| São Paulo | 16,049 km | SE (145°) |
Cities near Buka
FAQ
What time is it in Buka right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Buka (Papua New Guinea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Buka in?
Buka runs on the Pacific/Bougainville IANA time zone (UTC+11:00), currently abbreviated GMT+11.
Does Buka observe daylight saving time?
Buka does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Buka today?
Buka sees sunrise at 06:16 and sunset at 18:35 today, giving 12h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Buka tonight?
The moon phase over Buka tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Buka?
The antipode of Buka — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.43° N, 25.33° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Nova Sintra, Cabo Verde, roughly 1,052 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Buka?
Buka lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Buka?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Buka, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.