Right now, local time in Port-Vila is 12:42 (GMT+11, UTC+11:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Port-Vila ranks #16597 worldwide by population — the largest city in Vanuatu.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Efate GMT+11
- UTC offset
- UTC+11:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 29m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Day length
- 12h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:31
- Daylight range
- 11h 04m (winter) – 13h 11m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Port-Vila — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.7365° S, 168.3137° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Shefa
- Country
- 🇻🇺 Vanuatu
- Population
- 35,901 · #16597 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Port-Vila through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.74° N, 11.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is El Ghediya, Mauritania, about 15 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:42 GMT (Africa/Nouakchott)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Port-Vila today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:51
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Dhuhr
- 11:31
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:54
- Isha
- 19:06
- Qibla direction
- 283.2° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Port-Vila — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Port-Vila sits in the Pacific/Efate time zone, UTC+11:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 46m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Vanuatu, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Port-Vila's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,472 km away; even Paris lies some 16,330 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.74° S, 168.31° 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 | 17:42 | −19h |
| Chicago | 19:42 | −17h |
| São Paulo | 22:42 | −14h |
| London | 01:42 | −11h |
| Paris | 02:42 | −10h |
| Moscow | 04:42 | −8h |
| Dubai | 05:42 | −7h |
| Mumbai | 07:12 | −5h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:42 | −3h |
| Hong Kong | 09:42 | −3h |
| Tokyo | 10:42 | −2h |
| Sydney | 12:42 | same time |
Best time to call Port-Vila
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Port-Vila local time:
Cities sharing Port-Vila's time zone
- LuganvilleVU
- NorsupVU
- PangoVU
- IsangelVU
- Port-OlryVU
- SolaVU
- LakatoroVU
- SaratamataVU
Other cities in Vanuatu
- Luganville12:42
- Norsup12:42
- Pango12:42
- Isangel12:42
- Port-Olry12:42
- Sola12:42
- Lakatoro12:42
- Saratamata12:42
Distances from Port-Vila
| Sydney | 2,472 km | SW (220°) |
| Tokyo | 6,662 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 7,366 km | W (280°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,383 km | NW (305°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,662 km | NE (53°) |
| Mumbai | 11,192 km | WNW (287°) |
| Chicago | 12,461 km | NE (51°) |
| Dubai | 13,101 km | WNW (290°) |
| São Paulo | 14,060 km | SE (139°) |
| Moscow | 14,117 km | NNW (328°) |
| London | 16,124 km | NNW (347°) |
| Paris | 16,330 km | NNW (343°) |
Cities near Port-Vila
- Pango6 km · 12:42
- Lakatoro205 km · 12:42
- Norsup210 km · 12:42
- Isangel225 km · 12:42
- Saratamata275 km · 12:42
- Luganville275 km · 12:42
- Port-Olry328 km · 12:42
- Wé370 km · 12:42
FAQ
What time is it in Port-Vila right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Port-Vila (Vanuatu), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Port-Vila in?
Port-Vila runs on the Pacific/Efate IANA time zone (UTC+11:00), currently abbreviated GMT+11.
Does Port-Vila observe daylight saving time?
Port-Vila does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Port-Vila today?
Port-Vila sees sunrise at 05:08 and sunset at 17:54 today, giving 12h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Port-Vila tonight?
The moon phase over Port-Vila tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Port-Vila?
The antipode of Port-Vila — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.74° N, 11.69° W. It falls on land, near El Ghediya, Mauritania, about 15 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Port-Vila?
Port-Vila lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Port-Vila?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Port-Vila, clocks run about 29 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.