Right now, local time in Philipsburg is 20:59 (AST, UTC-04:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Philipsburg ranks #128312 worldwide by population and #6 in Sint Maarten.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Lower_Princes AST
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day length
- 11h 31m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 11h 03m (winter) – 13h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Philipsburg — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 18.0260° N, 63.0458° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Country
- 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten
- Population
- 1,400 · #128312 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Philipsburg through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 18.03° S, 116.95° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Dampier, Australia, about 294 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:59 GMT+8 (Australia/Perth)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Philipsburg today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:57
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 11:57
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:41
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 65.6° from north (ENE (66°))
Full prayer timetable for Philipsburg — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Philipsburg sits in the America/Lower_Princes time zone, UTC-04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 31m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 6 cities we cover in Sint Maarten.
Philipsburg's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,530 km away; even Singapore lies some 17,425 km off. Its position on the globe is 18.03° N, 63.05° 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 | 17:59 | −3h |
| Chicago | 19:59 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 21:59 | +1h |
| London | 00:59 | +4h |
| Paris | 01:59 | +5h |
| Moscow | 03:59 | +7h |
| Dubai | 04:59 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 06:29 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:59 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 08:59 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 09:59 | +13h |
| Sydney | 11:59 | +15h |
Best time to call Philipsburg
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Philipsburg local time:
Cities sharing Philipsburg's time zone
Other cities in Sint Maarten
- Cul de Sac20:59
- Lower Prince’s Quarter20:59
- Koolbaai20:59
- Little Bay20:59
- Upper Prince’s Quarter20:59
Distances from Philipsburg
| Chicago | 3,530 km | NW (324°) |
| São Paulo | 4,955 km | SSE (158°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,723 km | WNW (300°) |
| London | 6,586 km | NE (40°) |
| Paris | 6,719 km | NE (43°) |
| Moscow | 9,004 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 11,791 km | NE (56°) |
| Tokyo | 13,580 km | NNW (338°) |
| Mumbai | 13,678 km | NE (52°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,519 km | N (4°) |
| Sydney | 16,189 km | SW (236°) |
| Singapore | 17,425 km | NE (35°) |
Cities near Philipsburg
- Upper Prince’s Quarter2 km · 20:59
- Little Bay2 km · 20:59
- Lower Prince’s Quarter3 km · 20:59
- Cul de Sac3 km · 20:59
- Koolbaai4 km · 20:59
- Quartier d’Orléans5 km · 20:59
- Oyster Pond5 km · 20:59
- Colombier5 km · 20:59
FAQ
What time is it in Philipsburg right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Philipsburg (Sint Maarten), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Philipsburg in?
Philipsburg runs on the America/Lower_Princes IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated AST.
Does Philipsburg observe daylight saving time?
Philipsburg does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Philipsburg today?
Philipsburg sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 17:42 today, giving 11h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Philipsburg tonight?
The moon phase over Philipsburg tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Philipsburg?
The antipode of Philipsburg — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 18.03° S, 116.95° E. It falls on land, near Dampier, Australia, about 294 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Philipsburg?
Philipsburg lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Philipsburg?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Philipsburg, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.