Right now, local time in Saipan is 04:45 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Saipan ranks #12774 worldwide by population — the largest city in Northern Mariana Islands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Saipan GMT+10
- UTC offset
- UTC+10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 11h 35m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 11h 13m (winter) – 13h 02m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 68% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Saipan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.2123° N, 145.7545° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- 5 m above sea level — higher than about 5% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Saipan
- Country
- 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands
- Population
- 48,220 · #12774 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Saipan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.21° S, 34.25° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Belmonte, Brazil, 502 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Saipan today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:00
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:20
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 295.1° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Saipan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Saipan sits in the Pacific/Saipan time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Northern Mariana Islands, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Saipan sits at just 5 m above sea level. Saipan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 2,356 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,421 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.21° N, 145.75° 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 | 11:45 | −17h |
| Chicago | 13:45 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 15:45 | −13h |
| London | 18:45 | −10h |
| Paris | 19:45 | −9h |
| Moscow | 21:45 | −7h |
| Dubai | 22:45 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 00:15 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:45 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 02:45 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 03:45 | −1h |
| Sydney | 05:45 | +1h |
Best time to call Saipan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Saipan local time:
Cities sharing Saipan's time zone
Other cities in Northern Mariana Islands
- San Jose Village04:45
- Garapan04:45
- Chalan Piao village04:45
- Fananganan village04:45
- Chalan Laulau Village04:45
Distances from Saipan
| Tokyo | 2,356 km | NNW (346°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,411 km | WNW (288°) |
| Singapore | 4,851 km | WSW (256°) |
| Sydney | 5,488 km | S (174°) |
| Mumbai | 7,703 km | WNW (285°) |
| Dubai | 9,337 km | WNW (295°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,604 km | NE (56°) |
| Moscow | 9,702 km | NNW (328°) |
| Chicago | 11,639 km | NE (38°) |
| London | 11,894 km | NNW (339°) |
| Paris | 12,030 km | NNW (336°) |
| São Paulo | 18,421 km | SE (127°) |
Cities near Saipan
- Fananganan village3 km · 04:45
- Garapan4 km · 04:45
- Chalan Laulau Village6 km · 04:45
- Chalan Piao village10 km · 04:45
- San Jose Village31 km · 04:45
- Chaguian205 km · 04:45
- Anao208 km · 04:45
- Yigo Village208 km · 04:45
FAQ
What time is it in Saipan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Saipan in?
Saipan runs on the Pacific/Saipan IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Saipan observe daylight saving time?
Saipan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Saipan today?
Saipan sees sunrise at 06:14 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 11h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Saipan tonight?
The moon phase over Saipan tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Saipan?
The antipode of Saipan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.21° S, 34.25° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Belmonte, Brazil, roughly 502 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Saipan?
Saipan sits at about 5 m above sea level, higher than roughly 5% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Saipan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Saipan, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.