Right now, local time in Honiara is 00:48 (GMT+11, UTC+11:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Honiara ranks #11044 worldwide by population — the largest city in Solomon Islands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Guadalcanal GMT+11
- UTC offset
- UTC+11:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day length
- 12h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Honiara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.4333° S, 159.9500° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Honiara
- Country
- 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
- Population
- 56,298 · #11044 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Honiara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.43° N, 20.05° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Cap Skirring, Senegal, about 487 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:48 GMT (Africa/Dakar)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Honiara today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 18:18
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 289.4° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Honiara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Honiara sits in the Pacific/Guadalcanal time zone, UTC+11:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 27m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Solomon Islands, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Honiara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,860 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,346 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.43° S, 159.95° 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 | −19h |
| Chicago | 07:48 | −17h |
| São Paulo | 10:48 | −14h |
| London | 13:48 | −11h |
| Paris | 14:48 | −10h |
| Moscow | 16:48 | −8h |
| Dubai | 17:48 | −7h |
| Mumbai | 19:18 | −5h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:48 | −3h |
| Hong Kong | 21:48 | −3h |
| Tokyo | 22:48 | −2h |
| Sydney | 00:48 | same time |
Best time to call Honiara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Honiara local time:
Cities sharing Honiara's time zone
Distances from Honiara
| Sydney | 2,860 km | SSW (197°) |
| Tokyo | 5,449 km | NNW (338°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,111 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 6,330 km | W (278°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,850 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 10,046 km | WNW (289°) |
| Dubai | 11,919 km | WNW (294°) |
| Chicago | 12,557 km | NE (48°) |
| Moscow | 12,856 km | NNW (328°) |
| London | 14,997 km | NNW (343°) |
| Paris | 15,160 km | NNW (339°) |
| São Paulo | 15,346 km | SE (142°) |
Cities near Honiara
FAQ
What time is it in Honiara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Honiara (Solomon Islands), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Honiara in?
Honiara runs on the Pacific/Guadalcanal IANA time zone (UTC+11:00), currently abbreviated GMT+11.
Does Honiara observe daylight saving time?
Honiara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Honiara today?
Honiara sees sunrise at 05:51 and sunset at 18:18 today, giving 12h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Honiara tonight?
The moon phase over Honiara tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Honiara?
The antipode of Honiara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.43° N, 20.05° W. It falls on land, near Cap Skirring, Senegal, about 487 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Honiara?
Honiara lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Honiara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Honiara, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.