Right now, local time in Wau is 23:14 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wau ranks #34768 worldwide by population and #14 in Papua New Guinea.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Port_Moresby GMT+10
- UTC offset
- UTC+10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 3m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Day length
- 12h 22m
- Solar noon
- 11:57
- Daylight range
- 11h 42m (winter) – 12h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 7.3420° S, 146.7240° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Morobe Province
- Country
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- Population
- 14,629 · #34768 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 7.34° N, 33.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil, 1,247 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wau today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:33
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 18:08
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 290.2° from north (WNW (290°))
Full prayer timetable for Wau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wau sits in the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 22m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 52 cities we cover in Papua New Guinea.
Wau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,986 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,286 km off. Its position on the globe is 7.34° S, 146.72° 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 | 05:14 | −18h |
| Chicago | 07:14 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 10:14 | −13h |
| London | 13:14 | −10h |
| Paris | 14:14 | −9h |
| Moscow | 16:14 | −7h |
| Dubai | 17:14 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 18:44 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:14 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 21:14 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 22:14 | −1h |
| Sydney | 00:14 | +1h |
Best time to call Wau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wau local time:
Cities sharing Wau's time zone
- Port MoresbyPG
- LaePG
- Mount HagenPG
- PopondettaPG
- MadangPG
- KokopoPG
- MendiPG
- KimbePG
Other cities in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby23:14
- Lae23:14
- Arawa00:14
- Mount Hagen23:14
- Popondetta23:14
- Madang23:14
- Kokopo23:14
- Mendi23:14
- Kimbe23:14
- Goroka23:14
- Wewak23:14
- Bulolo23:14
Distances from Wau
| Sydney | 2,986 km | S (172°) |
| Tokyo | 4,841 km | N (352°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,842 km | NW (314°) |
| Singapore | 4,856 km | W (280°) |
| Mumbai | 8,601 km | WNW (291°) |
| Dubai | 10,497 km | WNW (295°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,926 km | ENE (57°) |
| Moscow | 11,871 km | NNW (326°) |
| Chicago | 13,459 km | NE (45°) |
| London | 14,243 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 14,322 km | NNW (331°) |
| São Paulo | 16,286 km | SSE (157°) |
Cities near Wau
FAQ
What time is it in Wau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wau (Papua New Guinea), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Wau in?
Wau runs on the Pacific/Port_Moresby IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Wau observe daylight saving time?
Wau does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Wau today?
Wau sees sunrise at 05:46 and sunset at 18:09 today, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wau tonight?
The moon phase over Wau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wau?
The antipode of Wau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 7.34° N, 33.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual), Brazil, roughly 1,247 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wau?
Wau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wau, clocks run about 3 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.