Right now, local time in Vaitape is 18:37 (GMT-10, UTC-10:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Vaitape ranks #69782 worldwide by population and #11 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 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Day length
- 12h 42m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 11h 09m (winter) – 13h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 64% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Vaitape — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 16.5074° S, 151.7491° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Leeward Islands
- Country
- 🇵🇫 French Polynesia
- Population
- 4,927 · #69782 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Vaitape through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 16.51° N, 28.25° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 334 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 06:37 GMT+2 (Africa/Khartoum)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Vaitape today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:14
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 18:12
- Isha
- 19:23
- Qibla direction
- 296.0° from north (WNW (296°))
Full prayer timetable for Vaitape — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Vaitape sits in the Pacific/Tahiti time zone, UTC-10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 42m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 38 cities we cover in French Polynesia.
Vaitape's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 5,976 km away; even Dubai lies some 17,048 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.51° S, 151.75° 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 | 21:37 | +3h |
| Chicago | 23:37 | +5h |
| São Paulo | 01:37 | +7h |
| London | 04:37 | +10h |
| Paris | 05:37 | +11h |
| Moscow | 07:37 | +13h |
| Dubai | 08:37 | +14h |
| Mumbai | 10:07 | +15h 30m |
| Singapore | 12:37 | +18h |
| Hong Kong | 12:37 | +18h |
| Tokyo | 13:37 | +19h |
| Sydney | 15:37 | +21h |
Best time to call Vaitape
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Vaitape local time:
Distances from Vaitape
| Sydney | 5,976 km | WSW (240°) |
| Los Angeles | 6,648 km | NNE (32°) |
| Chicago | 9,229 km | NE (42°) |
| Tokyo | 9,248 km | NW (310°) |
| São Paulo | 10,746 km | ESE (117°) |
| Hong Kong | 11,103 km | WNW (291°) |
| Singapore | 11,588 km | W (267°) |
| Mumbai | 15,295 km | W (280°) |
| London | 15,386 km | NNE (26°) |
| Moscow | 15,578 km | N (352°) |
| Paris | 15,722 km | NNE (27°) |
| Dubai | 17,048 km | WNW (294°) |
Cities near Vaitape
FAQ
What time is it in Vaitape right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Vaitape (French Polynesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Vaitape in?
Vaitape runs on the Pacific/Tahiti IANA time zone (UTC-10:00), currently abbreviated GMT-10.
Does Vaitape observe daylight saving time?
Vaitape does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Vaitape today?
Vaitape sees sunrise at 05:31 and sunset at 18:12 today, giving 12h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Vaitape tonight?
The moon phase over Vaitape tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 64.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Vaitape?
The antipode of Vaitape — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 16.51° N, 28.25° E. It falls on land, near Ad Dabbah, Sudan, about 334 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Vaitape?
Vaitape lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Vaitape?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Vaitape, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.