Right now, local time in Daru is 02:23 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Daru ranks #33755 worldwide by population and #13 in Papua New Guinea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Port_Moresby GMT+10
- UTC offset
- UTC+10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Day length
- 12h 26m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Daru — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.0779° S, 143.2089° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Population
- 15,214 · #33755 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Daru through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.08° N, 36.79° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Itarema, Brazil, 1,378 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Daru today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 18:24
- Isha
- 19:33
- Qibla direction
- 289.8° from north (WNW (290°))
Full prayer timetable for Daru — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Daru sits in the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 26m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 52 cities we cover in Papua New Guinea.
Daru's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,876 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,233 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.08° S, 143.21° 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 | 08:23 | −18h |
| Chicago | 10:23 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 13:23 | −13h |
| London | 16:23 | −10h |
| Paris | 17:23 | −9h |
| Moscow | 19:23 | −7h |
| Dubai | 20:23 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 21:53 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:23 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 00:23 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 01:23 | −1h |
| Sydney | 03:23 | +1h |
Best time to call Daru
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Daru local time:
Cities sharing Daru's time zone
- Port MoresbyPG
- LaePG
- Mount HagenPG
- PopondettaPG
- MadangPG
- KokopoPG
- MendiPG
- KimbePG
Other cities in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby02:23
- Lae02:23
- Arawa03:23
- Mount Hagen02:23
- Popondetta02:23
- Madang02:23
- Kokopo02:23
- Mendi02:23
- Kimbe02:23
- Goroka02:23
- Wewak02:23
- Bulolo02:23
Distances from Daru
| Sydney | 2,876 km | SSE (165°) |
| Singapore | 4,515 km | WNW (283°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,712 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 4,992 km | N (356°) |
| Mumbai | 8,315 km | WNW (293°) |
| Dubai | 10,229 km | WNW (295°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,355 km | ENE (57°) |
| Moscow | 11,814 km | NW (326°) |
| Chicago | 13,869 km | NE (45°) |
| London | 14,240 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 14,290 km | NNW (328°) |
| São Paulo | 16,233 km | SSE (164°) |
Cities near Daru
- Morehead177 km · 02:23
- Thursday Island199 km · 02:23
- Bamaga221 km · 02:23
- Ihu274 km · 02:23
- Kerema308 km · 02:23
- Merauke315 km · 01:23
- Silo Number 1316 km · 02:23
- Ialibu323 km · 02:23
FAQ
What time is it in Daru right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Daru (Papua New Guinea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Daru in?
Daru runs on the Pacific/Port_Moresby IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Daru observe daylight saving time?
Daru does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Daru today?
Daru sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:25 today, giving 12h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Daru tonight?
The moon phase over Daru tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Daru?
The antipode of Daru — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.08° N, 36.79° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Itarema, Brazil, roughly 1,378 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Daru?
Daru lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Daru?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Daru, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.