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What time is it in Papeete?

07:44:20

Friday 13 November 2026

  • Papeete, French Polynesia
  • Time zone UTC−10:00
  • No daylight saving time
  • Sunrise 05:15 · sunset 18:10

Time difference with Papeete

Papeete is on UTC−10:00 right now: 10 hours behind UTC all year round.

CityTimeCompared with Papeete
London United Kingdom 17:44 10 hours ahead
New York United States 12:44 5 hours ahead
Los Angeles United States 09:44 2 hours ahead
Paris France 18:44 11 hours ahead
Berlin Germany 18:44 11 hours ahead
Dubai United Arab Emirates 21:44 14 hours ahead
New Delhi India 23:14 15 h 30 min ahead
Singapore Singapore 01:44 18 hours ahead
Hong Kong Hong Kong 01:44 18 hours ahead
Tokyo Japan 02:44 19 hours ahead
Sydney Australia 04:44 21 hours ahead
São Paulo Brazil 14:44 7 hours ahead

Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.

France – Tahiti time difference · Paris – Papeete time difference

Daylight saving time in Papeete

Papeete does not change its clocks: UTC−10:00 all year round.

History of local time in Papeete

PeriodLegal time
since 1 October 1912UTC−10 all year round

Official time zone (IANA database): Pacific/Tahiti. Daylight saving time around the world

Upcoming eclipses visible from Papeete

  • 14 November 2031 · solar eclipsepartial, 26 % of the Sun covered at 10:48
  • 9 March 2035 · solar eclipsepartial, 74 % of the Sun covered at 13:37
  • 11 January 2028 · partial lunar eclipsepartly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 18:13
  • 31 December 2028 · total lunar eclipsepartly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 06:52

All eclipses until 2035

Nearby places

Nearest time zone border: 2,154 km away, Alofi (Niue) is 1 hour behind Papeete all year round.

PlaceDistance
Faaa5 km
Punaauia11 km

Day and night around the world

World map: where it is day and where it is night right now, with Papeete
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Sun and Moon in Papeete

Sunrise
05:15
Sunset
18:10
Day length
12 h 55 min
Tomorrow
no change
0 h6 h12 h18 h24 h 05:1518:10

Dawn 04:52, dusk 18:33, solar noon 11:42. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (11 h 4 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (13 h 10 min).

Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:13 (20 November 2026), latest at 06:29 (29 June 2027); earliest sunset at 17:30 (27 May 2027), latest at 18:39 (11 January 2027).

Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 21 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:40 · moonset 22:17 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 01:47 · moon calendar

Good to know about the time in Papeete

Papeete is on Tahiti time, UTC−10 all year round: it is 11 hours behind Paris in January and 12 hours behind in July. When it is 12:00 in Paris, it is currently 01:00 in Papeete.

French Polynesia has three time zones: the Marquesas are 30 min ahead of Tahiti, and the Gambier Islands 1 hour ahead. France – Tahiti time difference