Right now, local time in Kainantu is 10:45 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kainantu ranks #50011 worldwide by population and #21 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Day length
- 12h 20m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 11h 45m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kainantu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.2887° S, 145.8655° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Highlands Province
- Country
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Population
- 8,509 · #50011 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kainantu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.29° N, 34.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil, 1,142 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kainantu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:17
- Maghrib
- 18:10
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 290.5° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Kainantu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kainantu 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.
Kainantu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 3,116 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,430 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.29° S, 145.87° 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 | 16:45 | −18h |
| Chicago | 18:45 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 21:45 | −13h |
| London | 00:45 | −10h |
| Paris | 01:45 | −9h |
| Moscow | 03:45 | −7h |
| Dubai | 04:45 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 06:15 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:45 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 08:45 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 09:45 | −1h |
| Sydney | 11:45 | +1h |
Best time to call Kainantu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kainantu local time:
Cities sharing Kainantu's time zone
- Port MoresbyPG
- LaePG
- Mount HagenPG
- PopondettaPG
- MadangPG
- KokopoPG
- MendiPG
- KimbePG
Other cities in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby10:45
- Lae10:45
- Arawa11:45
- Mount Hagen10:45
- Popondetta10:45
- Madang10:45
- Kokopo10:45
- Mendi10:45
- Kimbe10:45
- Goroka10:45
- Wewak10:45
- Bulolo10:45
Distances from Kainantu
| Sydney | 3,116 km | S (171°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,693 km | NW (314°) |
| Tokyo | 4,712 km | N (353°) |
| Singapore | 4,744 km | W (279°) |
| Mumbai | 8,470 km | WNW (291°) |
| Dubai | 10,362 km | WNW (295°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,940 km | ENE (56°) |
| Moscow | 11,721 km | NNW (326°) |
| Chicago | 13,442 km | NE (44°) |
| London | 14,096 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 14,173 km | NNW (330°) |
| São Paulo | 16,430 km | SSE (158°) |
Cities near Kainantu
FAQ
What time is it in Kainantu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kainantu (Papua New Guinea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kainantu in?
Kainantu runs on the Pacific/Port_Moresby IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Kainantu observe daylight saving time?
Kainantu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kainantu today?
Kainantu sees sunrise at 05:51 and sunset at 18:11 today, giving 12h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kainantu tonight?
The moon phase over Kainantu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kainantu?
The antipode of Kainantu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.29° N, 34.13° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil, roughly 1,142 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kainantu?
Kainantu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kainantu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kainantu, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.