Right now, local time in Sorong is 05:01 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sorong ranks #2808 worldwide by population and #70 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Jayapura GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 12h 09m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 12h 04m (winter) – 12h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sorong — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 0.8796° S, 131.2610° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Southwest Papua
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 219,958 · #2808 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sorong through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 0.88° N, 48.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Santa Cruz do Arari, Brazil, about 178 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:01 GMT-3 (America/Belem)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sorong today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:35
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 15:18
- Maghrib
- 18:03
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 291.4° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Sorong — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sorong sits in the Asia/Jayapura time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 09m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Sorong's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 3,061 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,289 km off. Its position on the globe is 0.88° S, 131.26° 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 | 13:01 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:01 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:01 | −12h |
| London | 20:01 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:01 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:01 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:01 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 01:31 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:01 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:01 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:01 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:01 | +2h |
Best time to call Sorong
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sorong local time:
Cities sharing Sorong's time zone
Distances from Sorong
| Singapore | 3,061 km | W (275°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,176 km | NW (325°) |
| Tokyo | 4,159 km | NNE (11°) |
| Sydney | 4,216 km | SSE (153°) |
| Mumbai | 6,743 km | WNW (292°) |
| Dubai | 8,641 km | WNW (296°) |
| Moscow | 10,316 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,940 km | NE (54°) |
| London | 12,793 km | NNW (329°) |
| Paris | 12,802 km | NW (326°) |
| Chicago | 14,026 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 17,289 km | S (185°) |
Cities near Sorong
FAQ
What time is it in Sorong right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sorong (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sorong in?
Sorong runs on the Asia/Jayapura IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sorong observe daylight saving time?
Sorong does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sorong today?
Sorong sees sunrise at 05:55 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sorong tonight?
The moon phase over Sorong tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 77.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sorong?
The antipode of Sorong — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 0.88° N, 48.74° W. It falls on land, near Santa Cruz do Arari, Brazil, about 178 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sorong?
Sorong lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sorong?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sorong, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.