Right now, local time in Faaa is 18:35 (GMT-10, UTC-10:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Faaa ranks #19596 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Day length
- 12h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 11h 05m (winter) – 13h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 64% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Faaa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.5593° S, 149.6035° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Îles du Vent
- Country
- 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
- Population
- 29,851 · #19596 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Faaa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.56° N, 30.40° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 80 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:35 GMT+2 (Africa/Khartoum)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Faaa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:04
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 18:04
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 295.0° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Faaa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Faaa sits in the Pacific/Tahiti time zone, UTC-10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 44m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in French Polynesia, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Faaa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 6,115 km away; even Dubai lies some 17,304 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.56° S, 149.60° 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 | 21:35 | +3h |
| Chicago | 23:35 | +5h |
| São Paulo | 01:35 | +7h |
| London | 04:35 | +10h |
| Paris | 05:35 | +11h |
| Moscow | 07:35 | +13h |
| Dubai | 08:35 | +14h |
| Mumbai | 10:05 | +15h 30m |
| Singapore | 12:35 | +18h |
| Hong Kong | 12:35 | +18h |
| Tokyo | 13:35 | +19h |
| Sydney | 15:35 | +21h |
Best time to call Faaa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Faaa local time:
Distances from Faaa
| Sydney | 6,115 km | WSW (241°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,630 km | NNE (30°) |
| Chicago | 9,163 km | NE (42°) |
| Tokyo | 9,498 km | NW (310°) |
| São Paulo | 10,490 km | ESE (116°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,357 km | WNW (290°) |
| Singapore | 11,809 km | W (266°) |
| London | 15,384 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 15,540 km | W (279°) |
| Paris | 15,716 km | NNE (30°) |
| Moscow | 15,724 km | N (353°) |
| Dubai | 17,304 km | WNW (293°) |
Cities near Faaa
FAQ
What time is it in Faaa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Faaa (French Polynesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Faaa in?
Faaa runs on the Pacific/Tahiti IANA time zone (UTC-10:00), currently abbreviated GMT-10.
Does Faaa observe daylight saving time?
Faaa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Faaa today?
Faaa sees sunrise at 05:21 and sunset at 18:05 today, giving 12h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Faaa tonight?
The moon phase over Faaa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 64.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Faaa?
The antipode of Faaa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.56° N, 30.40° E. It falls on land, near Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 80 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Faaa?
Faaa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Faaa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Faaa, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.