Right now, local time in Taniwel is 23:40 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taniwel ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #511 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 10m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Day length
- 12h 13m
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Daylight range
- 11h 57m (winter) – 12h 17m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taniwel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 2.8525° S, 128.4772° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Maluku
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taniwel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 2.85° N, 51.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Calçoene, Brazil, about 75 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:40 GMT-3 (America/Belem)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taniwel today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:44
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:28
- Qibla direction
- 291.5° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Taniwel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taniwel sits in the Asia/Jayapura time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 13m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Taniwel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 2,780 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,032 km off. Its position on the globe is 2.85° S, 128.48° 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 | 06:40 | −17h |
| Chicago | 08:40 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 11:40 | −12h |
| London | 14:40 | −9h |
| Paris | 15:40 | −8h |
| Moscow | 17:40 | −6h |
| Dubai | 18:40 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 20:10 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:40 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 22:40 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 23:40 | same time |
| Sydney | 01:40 | +2h |
Best time to call Taniwel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taniwel local time:
Cities sharing Taniwel's time zone
Distances from Taniwel
| Singapore | 2,780 km | W (279°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,202 km | NNW (332°) |
| Sydney | 4,178 km | SSE (148°) |
| Tokyo | 4,442 km | NNE (14°) |
| Mumbai | 6,546 km | WNW (294°) |
| Dubai | 8,462 km | WNW (297°) |
| Moscow | 10,323 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,319 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 12,803 km | NW (324°) |
| London | 12,817 km | NNW (327°) |
| Chicago | 14,383 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 17,032 km | S (190°) |
Cities near Taniwel
FAQ
What time is it in Taniwel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taniwel (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Taniwel in?
Taniwel runs on the Asia/Jayapura IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Taniwel observe daylight saving time?
Taniwel does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taniwel today?
Taniwel sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 18:17 today, giving 12h 13m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taniwel tonight?
The moon phase over Taniwel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taniwel?
The antipode of Taniwel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 2.85° N, 51.52° W. It falls on land, near Calçoene, Brazil, about 75 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taniwel?
Taniwel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taniwel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taniwel, clocks run about 10 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.