Right now, local time in Minj is 21:08 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Minj ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #47 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Day length
- 12h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 11h 47m (winter) – 12h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Minj — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 5.9075° S, 144.6916° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jiwaka Province
- Country
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Minj through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 5.91° N, 35.31° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Itarema, Brazil, 1,107 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Minj today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 18:14
- Isha
- 19:22
- Qibla direction
- 290.6° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Minj — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Minj sits in the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 19m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 52 cities we cover in Papua New Guinea.
Minj's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 3,181 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,517 km off. Its position on the globe is 5.91° S, 144.69° 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 | 04:08 | −17h |
| Chicago | 06:08 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 08:08 | −13h |
| London | 11:08 | −10h |
| Paris | 12:08 | −9h |
| Moscow | 14:08 | −7h |
| Dubai | 15:08 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 16:38 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:08 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 19:08 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 20:08 | −1h |
| Sydney | 22:08 | +1h |
Best time to call Minj
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Minj local time:
Cities sharing Minj's time zone
- Port MoresbyPG
- LaePG
- Mount HagenPG
- PopondettaPG
- MadangPG
- KokopoPG
- MendiPG
- KimbePG
Other cities in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby21:08
- Lae21:08
- Arawa22:08
- Mount Hagen21:08
- Popondetta21:08
- Madang21:08
- Kokopo21:08
- Mendi21:08
- Kimbe21:08
- Goroka21:08
- Wewak21:08
- Bulolo21:08
Distances from Minj
| Sydney | 3,181 km | SSE (169°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,570 km | NW (314°) |
| Singapore | 4,609 km | W (279°) |
| Tokyo | 4,655 km | N (354°) |
| Mumbai | 8,334 km | WNW (292°) |
| Dubai | 10,227 km | WNW (295°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,025 km | ENE (56°) |
| Moscow | 11,613 km | NNW (326°) |
| Chicago | 13,502 km | NE (44°) |
| London | 14,001 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 14,072 km | NNW (330°) |
| São Paulo | 16,517 km | SSE (160°) |
Cities near Minj
FAQ
What time is it in Minj right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Minj (Papua New Guinea), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Minj in?
Minj runs on the Pacific/Port_Moresby IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Minj observe daylight saving time?
Minj does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Minj today?
Minj sees sunrise at 05:56 and sunset at 18:15 today, giving 12h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Minj tonight?
The moon phase over Minj tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Minj?
The antipode of Minj — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 5.91° N, 35.31° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Itarema, Brazil, roughly 1,107 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Minj?
Minj lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Minj?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Minj, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.