Right now, local time in Funafuti is 01:45 (GMT+12, UTC+12:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Funafuti ranks #60057 worldwide by population — the largest city in Tuvalu.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Funafuti GMT+12
- UTC offset
- UTC+12:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 12m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Day length
- 12h 25m
- Solar noon
- 11:48
- Daylight range
- 11h 38m (winter) – 12h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Funafuti — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Funafuti through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.52° N, 0.81° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Salaga, Ghana, about 32 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:45 GMT (Africa/Accra)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Funafuti today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:22
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Dhuhr
- 11:48
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 18:00
- Isha
- 19:08
- Qibla direction
- 292.9° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Funafuti — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Funafuti sits in the Pacific/Funafuti time zone, UTC+12:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 25m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Tuvalu, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Funafuti's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 4,017 km away; even Paris lies some 15,520 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.52° S, 179.19° 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 | 05:45 | −20h |
| Chicago | 07:45 | −18h |
| São Paulo | 10:45 | −15h |
| London | 13:45 | −12h |
| Paris | 14:45 | −11h |
| Moscow | 16:45 | −9h |
| Dubai | 17:45 | −8h |
| Mumbai | 19:15 | −6h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:45 | −4h |
| Hong Kong | 21:45 | −4h |
| Tokyo | 22:45 | −3h |
| Sydney | 00:45 | −1h |
Best time to call Funafuti
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Funafuti local time:
Cities sharing Funafuti's time zone
Other cities in Tuvalu
- Senala Village01:45
- Alapi Village01:45
- Fakaifou Village01:45
- Savave Village01:45
- Tanrake Village01:45
- Toga Village01:45
- Asau Village01:45
- Kulia Village01:45
Distances from Funafuti
| Sydney | 4,017 km | SW (221°) |
| Tokyo | 6,424 km | NW (322°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,865 km | WNW (297°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,103 km | NE (50°) |
| Singapore | 8,423 km | W (274°) |
| Chicago | 10,901 km | NE (49°) |
| Mumbai | 12,024 km | WNW (287°) |
| Moscow | 13,783 km | NNW (335°) |
| Dubai | 13,810 km | WNW (295°) |
| São Paulo | 13,891 km | SE (127°) |
| London | 15,235 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 15,520 km | N (357°) |
Cities near Funafuti
- Alapi Village0 km · 01:45
- Senala Village1 km · 01:45
- Fakaifou Village1 km · 01:45
- Savave Village112 km · 01:45
- Asau Village128 km · 01:45
- Tanrake Village267 km · 01:45
- Kulia Village338 km · 01:45
- Toga Village403 km · 01:45
FAQ
What time is it in Funafuti right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Funafuti (Tuvalu), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Funafuti in?
Funafuti runs on the Pacific/Funafuti IANA time zone (UTC+12:00), currently abbreviated GMT+12.
Does Funafuti observe daylight saving time?
Funafuti does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Funafuti today?
Funafuti sees sunrise at 05:35 and sunset at 18:00 today, giving 12h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Funafuti tonight?
The moon phase over Funafuti tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Funafuti?
The antipode of Funafuti — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.52° N, 0.81° W. It falls on land, near Salaga, Ghana, about 32 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Funafuti?
Funafuti lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Funafuti?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Funafuti, clocks run about 12 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.