Right now, local time in Tavua is 01:49 (GMT+12, UTC+12:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tavua ranks #48994 worldwide by population and #9 in Fiji.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Fiji GMT+12
- UTC offset
- UTC+12:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Day length
- 12h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 11h 05m (winter) – 13h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tavua — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tavua through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 17.44° N, 2.14° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Gourma Rharous, Mali, about 67 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:49 GMT (Africa/Bamako)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tavua today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:13
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 18:15
- Isha
- 19:27
- Qibla direction
- 282.8° from north (WNW (283°))
Full prayer timetable for Tavua — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tavua sits in the Pacific/Fiji time zone, UTC+12:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 45m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 16 cities we cover in Fiji.
Tavua's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 3,220 km away; even Paris lies some 16,498 km off. Its position on the globe is 17.44° S, 177.86° 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 | 05:49 | −20h |
| Chicago | 07:49 | −18h |
| São Paulo | 10:49 | −15h |
| London | 13:49 | −12h |
| Paris | 14:49 | −11h |
| Moscow | 16:49 | −9h |
| Dubai | 17:49 | −8h |
| Mumbai | 19:19 | −6h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:49 | −4h |
| Hong Kong | 21:49 | −4h |
| Tokyo | 22:49 | −3h |
| Sydney | 00:49 | −1h |
Best time to call Tavua
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tavua local time:
Distances from Tavua
| Sydney | 3,220 km | SW (230°) |
| Tokyo | 7,145 km | NW (326°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,217 km | WNW (300°) |
| Singapore | 8,364 km | W (276°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,855 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 11,656 km | NE (50°) |
| Mumbai | 12,158 km | WNW (285°) |
| São Paulo | 13,374 km | SE (132°) |
| Dubai | 14,046 km | WNW (289°) |
| Moscow | 14,604 km | NNW (331°) |
| London | 16,223 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 16,498 km | N (354°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Tavua right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tavua (Fiji), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tavua in?
Tavua runs on the Pacific/Fiji IANA time zone (UTC+12:00), currently abbreviated GMT+12.
Does Tavua observe daylight saving time?
Tavua does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tavua today?
Tavua sees sunrise at 05:30 and sunset at 18:16 today, giving 12h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tavua tonight?
The moon phase over Tavua tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tavua?
The antipode of Tavua — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 17.44° N, 2.14° W. It falls on land, near Gourma Rharous, Mali, about 67 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tavua?
Tavua lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tavua?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tavua, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.