Right now, local time in Papao is 18:37 (GMT-10, UTC-10:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Papao ranks #44076 worldwide by population and #7 in French Polynesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tahiti GMT-10
- UTC offset
- UTC-10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Day length
- 12h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 11h 04m (winter) – 13h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 64% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Papao — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.7500° S, 149.5500° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Îles du Vent
- Country
- 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
- Population
- 10,360 · #44076 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Papao through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.75° N, 30.45° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 63 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:37 GMT+2 (Africa/Khartoum)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Papao today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:04
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 18:04
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 294.1° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Papao — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Papao sits in the Pacific/Tahiti time zone, UTC-10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 44m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 38 cities we cover in French Polynesia.
Papao's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 6,110 km away; even Dubai lies some 17,317 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.75° S, 149.55° 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 | 21:37 | +3h |
| Chicago | 23:37 | +5h |
| São Paulo | 01:37 | +7h |
| London | 04:37 | +10h |
| Paris | 05:37 | +11h |
| Moscow | 07:37 | +13h |
| Dubai | 08:37 | +14h |
| Mumbai | 10:07 | +15h 30m |
| Singapore | 12:37 | +18h |
| Hong Kong | 12:37 | +18h |
| Tokyo | 13:37 | +19h |
| Sydney | 15:37 | +21h |
Best time to call Papao
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Papao local time:
Distances from Papao
| Sydney | 6,110 km | WSW (241°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,646 km | NNE (30°) |
| Chicago | 9,175 km | NE (41°) |
| Tokyo | 9,516 km | NW (310°) |
| São Paulo | 10,476 km | ESE (116°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,370 km | WNW (290°) |
| Singapore | 11,813 km | W (266°) |
| London | 15,400 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 15,549 km | W (279°) |
| Paris | 15,731 km | NNE (30°) |
| Moscow | 15,745 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 17,317 km | WNW (292°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Papao right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Papao (French Polynesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Papao in?
Papao runs on the Pacific/Tahiti IANA time zone (UTC-10:00), currently abbreviated GMT-10.
Does Papao observe daylight saving time?
Papao does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Papao today?
Papao sees sunrise at 05:20 and sunset at 18:05 today, giving 12h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Papao tonight?
The moon phase over Papao tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 64.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Papao?
The antipode of Papao — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.75° N, 30.45° E. It falls on land, near Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 63 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Papao?
Papao lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Papao?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Papao, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.