Right now, local time in Nuku‘alofa is 02:09 (GMT+13, UTC+13:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nuku‘alofa ranks #25118 worldwide by population — the largest city in Tonga.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tongatapu GMT+13
- UTC offset
- UTC+13:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 25m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Day length
- 12h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:25
- Daylight range
- 10h 51m (winter) – 13h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nuku‘alofa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nuku‘alofa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.14° N, 4.80° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tamanghasset, Algeria, about 198 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:09 GMT+1 (Africa/Algiers)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nuku‘alofa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:25
- Asr
- 15:45
- Maghrib
- 18:53
- Isha
- 20:07
- Qibla direction
- 277.0° from north (W (277°))
Full prayer timetable for Nuku‘alofa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nuku‘alofa sits in the Pacific/Tongatapu time zone, UTC+13:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 54m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Tonga, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Nuku‘alofa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 3,582 km away; even Paris lies some 16,925 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.14° S, 175.20° W, 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 | 05:09 | −21h |
| Chicago | 07:09 | −19h |
| São Paulo | 10:09 | −16h |
| London | 13:09 | −13h |
| Paris | 14:09 | −12h |
| Moscow | 16:09 | −10h |
| Dubai | 17:09 | −9h |
| Mumbai | 18:39 | −7h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:09 | −5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:09 | −5h |
| Tokyo | 22:09 | −4h |
| Sydney | 00:09 | −2h |
Best time to call Nuku‘alofa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nuku‘alofa local time:
Cities sharing Nuku‘alofa's time zone
- Mu‘aTO
- NeiafuTO
- HavelulotoTO
- Tofoa-KolouaTO
- VainīTO
- Ha'ateihoTO
- PopuaTO
- NukunukuTO
Other cities in Tonga
- Mu‘a02:09
- Neiafu02:09
- Haveluloto02:09
- Tofoa-Koloua02:09
- Vainī02:09
- Ha'ateiho02:09
- Popua02:09
- Nukunuku02:09
- Fangale’ounga02:09
- Pea02:09
- Lapaha02:09
- Houma02:09
Distances from Nuku‘alofa
| Sydney | 3,582 km | WSW (240°) |
| Tokyo | 7,904 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,598 km | NE (45°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,053 km | WNW (298°) |
| Singapore | 9,127 km | W (275°) |
| Chicago | 11,364 km | NE (50°) |
| São Paulo | 12,553 km | SE (129°) |
| Mumbai | 12,960 km | WNW (281°) |
| Dubai | 14,863 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 15,307 km | NNW (333°) |
| London | 16,611 km | N (6°) |
| Paris | 16,925 km | N (3°) |
Cities near Nuku‘alofa
- Haveluloto2 km · 02:09
- Hōfoa3 km · 02:09
- Popua3 km · 02:09
- Tofoa-Koloua4 km · 02:09
- Pea5 km · 02:09
- Veitongo5 km · 02:09
- Ha'ateiho6 km · 02:09
- Tokomololo6 km · 02:09
FAQ
What time is it in Nuku‘alofa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nuku‘alofa (Tonga), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nuku‘alofa in?
Nuku‘alofa runs on the Pacific/Tongatapu IANA time zone (UTC+13:00), currently abbreviated GMT+13.
Does Nuku‘alofa observe daylight saving time?
Nuku‘alofa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nuku‘alofa today?
Nuku‘alofa sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 18:52 today, giving 12h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nuku‘alofa tonight?
The moon phase over Nuku‘alofa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nuku‘alofa?
The antipode of Nuku‘alofa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.14° N, 4.80° E. It falls on land, near Tamanghasset, Algeria, about 198 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nuku‘alofa?
Nuku‘alofa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nuku‘alofa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nuku‘alofa, clocks run about 25 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.