Right now, local time in Jayapura is 08:57 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jayapura ranks #1477 worldwide by population and #34 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 39m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Day length
- 12h 12m
- Solar noon
- 11:21
- Daylight range
- 11h 58m (winter) – 12h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 56% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jayapura — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.5337° S, 140.7181° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Papua
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 410,852 · #1477 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jayapura through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.53° N, 39.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Acaraú, Brazil, 610 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jayapura today MUIS
- Fajr
- 03:55
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Dhuhr
- 11:22
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:27
- Isha
- 18:38
- Qibla direction
- 291.3° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Jayapura — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jayapura sits in the Asia/Jayapura time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 12m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Jayapura's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 3,651 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,008 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.53° S, 140.72° 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 | 15:57 | −17h |
| Chicago | 17:57 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 20:57 | −12h |
| London | 23:57 | −9h |
| Paris | 00:57 | −8h |
| Moscow | 02:57 | −6h |
| Dubai | 03:57 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 05:27 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:57 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 07:57 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 08:57 | same time |
| Sydney | 10:57 | +2h |
Best time to call Jayapura
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jayapura local time:
Cities sharing Jayapura's time zone
Distances from Jayapura
| Sydney | 3,651 km | SSE (164°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,993 km | NW (315°) |
| Singapore | 4,125 km | W (276°) |
| Tokyo | 4,252 km | N (359°) |
| Mumbai | 7,787 km | WNW (291°) |
| Dubai | 9,668 km | WNW (295°) |
| Moscow | 11,057 km | NNW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,182 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 13,467 km | NNW (333°) |
| Chicago | 13,520 km | NE (41°) |
| Paris | 13,525 km | NNW (329°) |
| São Paulo | 17,008 km | SSE (165°) |
Cities near Jayapura
FAQ
What time is it in Jayapura right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jayapura (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Jayapura in?
Jayapura runs on the Asia/Jayapura IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Jayapura observe daylight saving time?
Jayapura does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jayapura today?
Jayapura sees sunrise at 05:15 and sunset at 17:28 today, giving 12h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jayapura tonight?
The moon phase over Jayapura tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 55.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jayapura?
The antipode of Jayapura — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.53° N, 39.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Acaraú, Brazil, roughly 610 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jayapura?
Jayapura lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jayapura?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jayapura, clocks run about 39 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.