Right now, local time in Lae is 03:24 (GMT+12, UTC+12:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Lae ranks #154720 worldwide by population and #17 in Marshall Islands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Majuro GMT+12
- UTC offset
- UTC+12:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 39m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Day length
- 11h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:39
- Daylight range
- 11h 36m (winter) – 12h 39m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Lae — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.9222° N, 166.2634° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lae Atoll
- Country
- 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
- Population
- 319 · #154720 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Lae through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.92° S, 13.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Georgetown, Saint Helena, about 133 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:24 GMT (Atlantic/St_Helena)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Lae today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:33
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Dhuhr
- 12:39
- Asr
- 16:00
- Maghrib
- 18:32
- Isha
- 19:40
- Qibla direction
- 300.8° from north (WNW (301°))
Full prayer timetable for Lae — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Lae sits in the Pacific/Majuro time zone, UTC+12:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 26 cities we cover in Marshall Islands.
Lae's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 4,013 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,159 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.92° N, 166.26° 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 | 07:24 | −20h |
| Chicago | 09:24 | −18h |
| São Paulo | 12:24 | −15h |
| London | 15:24 | −12h |
| Paris | 16:24 | −11h |
| Moscow | 18:24 | −9h |
| Dubai | 19:24 | −8h |
| Mumbai | 20:54 | −6h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:24 | −4h |
| Hong Kong | 23:24 | −4h |
| Tokyo | 00:24 | −3h |
| Sydney | 02:24 | −1h |
Best time to call Lae
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Lae local time:
Cities sharing Lae's time zone
Distances from Lae
| Tokyo | 4,013 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 5,017 km | SSW (198°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,744 km | WNW (291°) |
| Singapore | 6,958 km | W (267°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,121 km | ENE (57°) |
| Mumbai | 10,039 km | WNW (289°) |
| Chicago | 10,649 km | NE (46°) |
| Moscow | 11,414 km | NNW (333°) |
| Dubai | 11,640 km | WNW (299°) |
| London | 13,170 km | N (350°) |
| Paris | 13,400 km | NNW (348°) |
| São Paulo | 16,159 km | ESE (119°) |
Cities near Lae
FAQ
What time is it in Lae right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Lae (Marshall Islands), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Lae in?
Lae runs on the Pacific/Majuro IANA time zone (UTC+12:00), currently abbreviated GMT+12.
Does Lae observe daylight saving time?
Lae does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lae today?
Lae sees sunrise at 06:45 and sunset at 18:33 today, giving 11h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Lae tonight?
The moon phase over Lae tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Lae?
The antipode of Lae — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.92° S, 13.74° W. It falls on land, near Georgetown, Saint Helena, about 133 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Lae?
Lae lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Lae?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Lae, clocks run about 39 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.