Right now, local time in Taunoa is 18:38 (GMT-10, UTC-10:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taunoa ranks #76568 worldwide by population and #14 in French Polynesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tahiti GMT-10
- UTC offset
- UTC-10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Day length
- 12h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Daylight range
- 11h 04m (winter) – 13h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 64% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taunoa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 17.7514° S, 149.3560° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Îles du Vent
- Country
- 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
- Population
- 4,131 · #76568 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taunoa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.75° N, 30.64° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 46 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:38 GMT+2 (Africa/Khartoum)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taunoa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:03
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Dhuhr
- 11:42
- Asr
- 14:55
- Maghrib
- 18:04
- Isha
- 19:15
- Qibla direction
- 294.5° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Taunoa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taunoa sits in the Pacific/Tahiti time zone, UTC-10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 44m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 38 cities we cover in French Polynesia.
Taunoa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 6,128 km away; even Dubai lies some 17,336 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.75° S, 149.36° W, 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 | 21:38 | +3h |
| Chicago | 23:38 | +5h |
| São Paulo | 01:38 | +7h |
| London | 04:38 | +10h |
| Paris | 05:38 | +11h |
| Moscow | 07:38 | +13h |
| Dubai | 08:38 | +14h |
| Mumbai | 10:08 | +15h 30m |
| Singapore | 12:38 | +18h |
| Hong Kong | 12:38 | +18h |
| Tokyo | 13:38 | +19h |
| Sydney | 15:38 | +21h |
Best time to call Taunoa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taunoa local time:
Distances from Taunoa
| Sydney | 6,128 km | WSW (241°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,636 km | NNE (30°) |
| Chicago | 9,162 km | NE (41°) |
| Tokyo | 9,532 km | NW (310°) |
| São Paulo | 10,457 km | ESE (116°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,389 km | WNW (290°) |
| Singapore | 11,834 km | W (266°) |
| London | 15,391 km | NNE (29°) |
| Mumbai | 15,569 km | W (279°) |
| Paris | 15,721 km | NNE (30°) |
| Moscow | 15,748 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 17,336 km | WNW (292°) |
Cities near Taunoa
FAQ
What time is it in Taunoa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taunoa (French Polynesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Taunoa in?
Taunoa runs on the Pacific/Tahiti IANA time zone (UTC-10:00), currently abbreviated GMT-10.
Does Taunoa observe daylight saving time?
Taunoa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taunoa today?
Taunoa sees sunrise at 05:20 and sunset at 18:04 today, giving 12h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taunoa tonight?
The moon phase over Taunoa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 64.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taunoa?
The antipode of Taunoa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.75° N, 30.64° E. It falls on land, near Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 46 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taunoa?
Taunoa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taunoa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taunoa, clocks run about 18 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.