Right now, local time in Kukum is 00:05 (GMT+11, UTC+11:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kukum ranks #98451 worldwide by population and #18 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 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day length
- 12h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kukum — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.4347° S, 159.9819° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Honiara
- Country
- 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
- Population
- 2,541 · #98451 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kukum through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.43° N, 20.02° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Cap Skirring, Senegal, about 485 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:05 GMT (Africa/Dakar)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kukum today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 18:17
- Isha
- 19:26
- Qibla direction
- 289.4° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Kukum — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kukum 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. It is one of the 23 cities we cover in Solomon Islands.
Kukum's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,861 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,344 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.43° S, 159.98° 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 | 05:05 | −19h |
| Chicago | 07:05 | −17h |
| São Paulo | 10:05 | −14h |
| London | 13:05 | −11h |
| Paris | 14:05 | −10h |
| Moscow | 16:05 | −8h |
| Dubai | 17:05 | −7h |
| Mumbai | 18:35 | −5h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:05 | −3h |
| Hong Kong | 21:05 | −3h |
| Tokyo | 22:05 | −2h |
| Sydney | 00:05 | same time |
Best time to call Kukum
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kukum local time:
Distances from Kukum
| Sydney | 2,861 km | SSW (197°) |
| Tokyo | 5,450 km | NNW (338°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,114 km | NW (306°) |
| Singapore | 6,333 km | W (278°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,848 km | NE (55°) |
| Mumbai | 10,050 km | WNW (289°) |
| Dubai | 11,922 km | WNW (294°) |
| Chicago | 12,554 km | NE (48°) |
| Moscow | 12,858 km | NNW (328°) |
| London | 14,998 km | NNW (343°) |
| Paris | 15,162 km | NNW (339°) |
| São Paulo | 15,344 km | SE (142°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Kukum right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kukum (Solomon Islands), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kukum in?
Kukum runs on the Pacific/Guadalcanal IANA time zone (UTC+11:00), currently abbreviated GMT+11.
Does Kukum observe daylight saving time?
Kukum does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kukum today?
Kukum sees sunrise at 05:51 and sunset at 18:18 today, giving 12h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kukum tonight?
The moon phase over Kukum tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kukum?
The antipode of Kukum — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.43° N, 20.02° W. It falls on land, near Cap Skirring, Senegal, about 485 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kukum?
Kukum lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kukum?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kukum, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.