Right now, local time in Morehead is 01:16 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Morehead ranks #104532 worldwide by population and #33 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 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Day length
- 12h 26m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 11h 37m (winter) – 12h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Morehead — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 8.7106° S, 141.6367° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Population
- 2,246 · #104532 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Morehead through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 8.71° N, 38.36° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Acaraú, Brazil, 1,304 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Morehead today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:52
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 15:32
- Maghrib
- 18:30
- Isha
- 19:38
- Qibla direction
- 290.0° from north (WNW (290°))
Full prayer timetable for Morehead — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Morehead sits in the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 26m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 52 cities we cover in Papua New Guinea.
Morehead's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,964 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,317 km off. Its position on the globe is 8.71° S, 141.64° 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 | 07:16 | −18h |
| Chicago | 09:16 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 12:16 | −13h |
| London | 15:16 | −10h |
| Paris | 16:16 | −9h |
| Moscow | 18:16 | −7h |
| Dubai | 19:16 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 20:46 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:16 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 23:16 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 00:16 | −1h |
| Sydney | 02:16 | +1h |
Best time to call Morehead
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Morehead local time:
Cities sharing Morehead's time zone
- Port MoresbyPG
- LaePG
- Mount HagenPG
- PopondettaPG
- MadangPG
- KokopoPG
- MendiPG
- KimbePG
Other cities in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby01:16
- Lae01:16
- Arawa02:16
- Mount Hagen01:16
- Popondetta01:16
- Madang01:16
- Kokopo01:16
- Mendi01:16
- Kimbe01:16
- Goroka01:16
- Wewak01:16
- Bulolo01:16
Distances from Morehead
| Sydney | 2,964 km | SSE (162°) |
| Singapore | 4,337 km | WNW (283°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,568 km | NW (320°) |
| Tokyo | 4,941 km | N (358°) |
| Mumbai | 8,140 km | WNW (293°) |
| Dubai | 10,055 km | WNW (296°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,478 km | ENE (57°) |
| Moscow | 11,683 km | NW (326°) |
| Chicago | 13,960 km | NE (44°) |
| London | 14,121 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 14,163 km | NNW (327°) |
| São Paulo | 16,317 km | SSE (166°) |
Cities near Morehead
FAQ
What time is it in Morehead right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Morehead (Papua New Guinea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Morehead in?
Morehead runs on the Pacific/Port_Moresby IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Morehead observe daylight saving time?
Morehead does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Morehead today?
Morehead sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 18:31 today, giving 12h 26m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Morehead tonight?
The moon phase over Morehead tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Morehead?
The antipode of Morehead — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 8.71° N, 38.36° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Acaraú, Brazil, roughly 1,304 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Morehead?
Morehead lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Morehead?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Morehead, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.