Right now, local time in Goroka is 01:13 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Goroka ranks #29209 worldwide by population and #10 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 12h 20m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 46m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Goroka — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.0850° S, 145.3867° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Highlands Province
- Country
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Population
- 18,503 · #29209 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Goroka through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.08° N, 34.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil, 1,130 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Goroka today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:40
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:19
- Maghrib
- 18:12
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 290.6° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Goroka — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Goroka sits in the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 20m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 52 cities we cover in Papua New Guinea.
Goroka's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 3,147 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,471 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.08° S, 145.39° 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 | 07:13 | −18h |
| Chicago | 09:13 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 12:13 | −13h |
| London | 15:13 | −10h |
| Paris | 16:13 | −9h |
| Moscow | 18:13 | −7h |
| Dubai | 19:13 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 20:43 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:13 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 23:13 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 00:13 | −1h |
| Sydney | 02:13 | +1h |
Best time to call Goroka
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Goroka local time:
Cities sharing Goroka's time zone
- Port MoresbyPG
- LaePG
- Mount HagenPG
- PopondettaPG
- MadangPG
- KokopoPG
- MendiPG
- KimbePG
Other cities in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby01:13
- Lae01:13
- Arawa02:13
- Mount Hagen01:13
- Popondetta01:13
- Madang01:13
- Kokopo01:13
- Mendi01:13
- Kimbe01:13
- Wewak01:13
- Bulolo01:13
- Daru01:13
Distances from Goroka
| Sydney | 3,147 km | S (170°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,639 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 4,683 km | N (353°) |
| Singapore | 4,688 km | W (279°) |
| Mumbai | 8,413 km | WNW (291°) |
| Dubai | 10,305 km | WNW (295°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,972 km | ENE (56°) |
| Moscow | 11,672 km | NNW (326°) |
| Chicago | 13,463 km | NE (44°) |
| London | 14,053 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 14,128 km | NNW (330°) |
| São Paulo | 16,471 km | SSE (159°) |
Cities near Goroka
FAQ
What time is it in Goroka right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Goroka (Papua New Guinea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Goroka in?
Goroka runs on the Pacific/Port_Moresby IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Goroka observe daylight saving time?
Goroka does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Goroka today?
Goroka sees sunrise at 05:53 and sunset at 18:13 today, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Goroka tonight?
The moon phase over Goroka tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Goroka?
The antipode of Goroka — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.08° N, 34.61° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil, roughly 1,130 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Goroka?
Goroka lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Goroka?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Goroka, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.