Right now, local time in Kokopo is 08:23 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kokopo ranks #21863 worldwide by population and #7 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 25m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Day length
- 12h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:35
- Daylight range
- 11h 52m (winter) – 12h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kokopo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 4.3432° S, 152.2687° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- East New Britain Province
- Country
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Population
- 26,273 · #21863 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kokopo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 4.34° N, 27.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil, 1,048 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kokopo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:15
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Dhuhr
- 11:35
- Asr
- 14:53
- Maghrib
- 17:43
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 291.4° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Kokopo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kokopo sits in the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 16m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 52 cities we cover in Papua New Guinea.
Kokopo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 3,285 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,298 km off. Its position on the globe is 4.34° S, 152.27° 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 | 14:23 | −18h |
| Chicago | 16:23 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 19:23 | −13h |
| London | 22:23 | −10h |
| Paris | 23:23 | −9h |
| Moscow | 01:23 | −7h |
| Dubai | 02:23 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 03:53 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:23 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 06:23 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 07:23 | −1h |
| Sydney | 09:23 | +1h |
Best time to call Kokopo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kokopo local time:
Cities sharing Kokopo's time zone
- Port MoresbyPG
- LaePG
- Mount HagenPG
- PopondettaPG
- MadangPG
- MendiPG
- KimbePG
- GorokaPG
Other cities in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby08:23
- Lae08:23
- Arawa09:23
- Mount Hagen08:23
- Popondetta08:23
- Madang08:23
- Mendi08:23
- Kimbe08:23
- Goroka08:23
- Wewak08:23
- Bulolo08:23
- Daru08:23
Distances from Kokopo
| Sydney | 3,285 km | S (182°) |
| Tokyo | 4,641 km | NNW (345°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,093 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 5,420 km | W (276°) |
| Mumbai | 9,057 km | WNW (290°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,231 km | NE (56°) |
| Dubai | 10,914 km | WNW (295°) |
| Moscow | 11,926 km | NNW (328°) |
| Chicago | 12,789 km | NE (45°) |
| London | 14,181 km | NNW (339°) |
| Paris | 14,306 km | NNW (335°) |
| São Paulo | 16,298 km | SSE (147°) |
Cities near Kokopo
FAQ
What time is it in Kokopo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kokopo (Papua New Guinea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kokopo in?
Kokopo runs on the Pacific/Port_Moresby IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Kokopo observe daylight saving time?
Kokopo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kokopo today?
Kokopo sees sunrise at 05:27 and sunset at 17:43 today, giving 12h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kokopo tonight?
The moon phase over Kokopo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kokopo?
The antipode of Kokopo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 4.34° N, 27.73° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil, roughly 1,048 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kokopo?
Kokopo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kokopo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kokopo, clocks run about 25 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.