Right now, local time in Papeete is 18:37 (GMT-10, UTC-10:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Papeete ranks #21789 worldwide by population and #2 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
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Day length
- 12h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 11h 05m (winter) – 13h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 64% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Papeete — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.5347° S, 149.5684° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Îles du Vent
- Country
- 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
- Population
- 26,357 · #21789 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Papeete through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.53° N, 30.43° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 79 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 Papeete today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:04
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 18:04
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 295.2° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Papeete — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Papeete 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.
Papeete's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 6,120 km away; even Dubai lies some 17,306 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.53° S, 149.57° 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 Papeete
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Papeete local time:
Distances from Papeete
| Sydney | 6,120 km | WSW (241°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,626 km | NNE (30°) |
| Chicago | 9,159 km | NE (42°) |
| Tokyo | 9,499 km | NW (310°) |
| São Paulo | 10,488 km | ESE (116°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,360 km | WNW (290°) |
| Singapore | 11,813 km | W (266°) |
| London | 15,380 km | NNE (28°) |
| Mumbai | 15,543 km | W (279°) |
| Paris | 15,711 km | NNE (30°) |
| Moscow | 15,721 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 17,306 km | WNW (293°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Papeete right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Papeete (French Polynesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Papeete in?
Papeete runs on the Pacific/Tahiti IANA time zone (UTC-10:00), currently abbreviated GMT-10.
Does Papeete observe daylight saving time?
Papeete does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Papeete today?
Papeete sees sunrise at 05:21 and sunset at 18:05 today, giving 12h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Papeete tonight?
The moon phase over Papeete tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 64.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Papeete?
The antipode of Papeete — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.53° N, 30.43° E. It falls on land, near Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 79 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Papeete?
Papeete lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Papeete?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Papeete, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.