Right now, local time in Garapan is 23:48 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Garapan ranks #89100 worldwide by population and #3 in Northern Mariana Islands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Saipan GMT+10
- UTC offset
- UTC+10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 11h 35m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 11h 13m (winter) – 13h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Garapan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.2111° N, 145.7204° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Saipan
- Country
- 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands
- Population
- 3,096 · #89100 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Garapan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.21° S, 34.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Belmonte, Brazil, about 498 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:48 GMT-3 (America/Bahia)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Garapan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 295.1° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Garapan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Garapan sits in the Pacific/Saipan time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 6 cities we cover in Northern Mariana Islands.
Garapan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 2,355 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,423 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.21° N, 145.72° 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 | 05:48 | −18h |
| Chicago | 07:48 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 10:48 | −13h |
| London | 13:48 | −10h |
| Paris | 14:48 | −9h |
| Moscow | 16:48 | −7h |
| Dubai | 17:48 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 19:18 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:48 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 21:48 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 22:48 | −1h |
| Sydney | 00:48 | +1h |
Best time to call Garapan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Garapan local time:
Cities sharing Garapan's time zone
Other cities in Northern Mariana Islands
- Saipan23:48
- San Jose Village23:48
- Chalan Piao village23:48
- Fananganan village23:48
- Chalan Laulau Village23:48
Distances from Garapan
| Tokyo | 2,355 km | NNW (346°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,407 km | WNW (288°) |
| Singapore | 4,848 km | WSW (256°) |
| Sydney | 5,488 km | S (174°) |
| Mumbai | 7,700 km | WNW (285°) |
| Dubai | 9,334 km | WNW (295°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,607 km | NE (56°) |
| Moscow | 9,700 km | NNW (328°) |
| Chicago | 11,642 km | NE (38°) |
| London | 11,893 km | NNW (339°) |
| Paris | 12,028 km | NNW (336°) |
| São Paulo | 18,423 km | SE (128°) |
Cities near Garapan
- Fananganan village1 km · 23:48
- Chalan Laulau Village3 km · 23:48
- Saipan4 km · 23:48
- Chalan Piao village8 km · 23:48
- San Jose Village29 km · 23:48
- Chaguian203 km · 23:48
- Anao206 km · 23:48
- Yigo Village207 km · 23:48
FAQ
What time is it in Garapan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Garapan (Northern Mariana Islands), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Garapan in?
Garapan runs on the Pacific/Saipan IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Garapan observe daylight saving time?
Garapan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Garapan today?
Garapan sees sunrise at 06:14 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 11h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Garapan tonight?
The moon phase over Garapan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Garapan?
The antipode of Garapan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.21° S, 34.28° W. It falls on land, near Belmonte, Brazil, about 498 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Garapan?
Garapan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Garapan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Garapan, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.