Right now, local time in Palu is 20:40 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Palu ranks #1549 worldwide by population and #36 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 15m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 11:45
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Palu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.9083° S, 119.8708° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Sulawesi
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 389,959 · #1549 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Palu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.91° N, 60.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is São Luiz, Brazil, about 15 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:40 GMT-4 (America/Boa_Vista)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Palu today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:20
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Dhuhr
- 11:45
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 291.9° from north (WNW (292°))
Full prayer timetable for Palu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Palu sits in the Asia/Makassar time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Palu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,802 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,929 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.91° S, 119.87° 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 | 04:40 | −16h |
| Chicago | 06:40 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 09:40 | −11h |
| London | 12:40 | −8h |
| Paris | 13:40 | −7h |
| Moscow | 15:40 | −5h |
| Dubai | 16:40 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 18:10 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:40 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 20:40 | same time |
| Tokyo | 21:40 | +1h |
| Sydney | 23:40 | +3h |
Best time to call Palu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Palu local time:
Cities sharing Palu's time zone
Distances from Palu
| Singapore | 1,802 km | W (278°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,656 km | NNW (347°) |
| Tokyo | 4,559 km | NNE (25°) |
| Sydney | 4,906 km | SE (142°) |
| Mumbai | 5,588 km | WNW (296°) |
| Dubai | 7,514 km | WNW (298°) |
| Moscow | 9,607 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 12,055 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 12,107 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,957 km | NE (52°) |
| Chicago | 14,693 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 16,929 km | SSW (207°) |
Cities near Palu
FAQ
What time is it in Palu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palu (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Palu in?
Palu runs on the Asia/Makassar IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Palu observe daylight saving time?
Palu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Palu today?
Palu sees sunrise at 05:40 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Palu tonight?
The moon phase over Palu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Palu?
The antipode of Palu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.91° N, 60.13° W. It falls on land, near São Luiz, Brazil, about 15 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Palu?
Palu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Palu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Palu, clocks run about 15 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.