Right now, local time in Tarakan is 20:41 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tarakan ranks #2388 worldwide by population and #58 in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 6m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Day length
- 11h 60m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 11h 56m (winter) – 12h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tarakan — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 3.3133° N, 117.5915° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Kalimantan
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 255,310 · #2388 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tarakan through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 3.31° S, 62.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Codajás, Brazil, about 70 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:41 GMT-4 (America/Manaus)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tarakan today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:34
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:53
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 291.2° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Tarakan — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tarakan sits in the Asia/Makassar time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 60m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2019 cities we cover in Indonesia.
Tarakan's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 1,545 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,197 km off. Its position on the globe is 3.31° N, 117.59° 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 | 04:41 | −16h |
| Chicago | 06:41 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 09:41 | −11h |
| London | 12:41 | −8h |
| Paris | 13:41 | −7h |
| Moscow | 15:41 | −5h |
| Dubai | 16:41 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 18:11 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:41 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 20:41 | same time |
| Tokyo | 21:41 | +1h |
| Sydney | 23:41 | +3h |
Best time to call Tarakan
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tarakan local time:
Cities sharing Tarakan's time zone
Distances from Tarakan
| Singapore | 1,545 km | W (262°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,145 km | N (350°) |
| Tokyo | 4,257 km | NNE (30°) |
| Mumbai | 5,162 km | WNW (293°) |
| Sydney | 5,432 km | SE (142°) |
| Dubai | 7,073 km | WNW (297°) |
| Moscow | 9,077 km | NW (326°) |
| Paris | 11,529 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 11,577 km | NW (325°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,855 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 14,381 km | NNE (24°) |
| São Paulo | 17,197 km | SW (216°) |
Cities near Tarakan
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- Sesayap72 km · 20:41
- Tideng Pale83 km · 20:41
- Long Beluah83 km · 20:41
FAQ
What time is it in Tarakan right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tarakan (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tarakan in?
Tarakan runs on the Asia/Makassar IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Tarakan observe daylight saving time?
Tarakan does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tarakan today?
Tarakan sees sunrise at 05:54 and sunset at 17:54 today, giving 11h 60m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tarakan tonight?
The moon phase over Tarakan tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tarakan?
The antipode of Tarakan — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 3.31° S, 62.41° W. It falls on land, near Codajás, Brazil, about 70 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tarakan?
Tarakan lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tarakan?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tarakan, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.