What time is it in Tarawa?
05:43:17
Saturday 14 November 2026
- Tarawa, Kiribati
- Time zone UTC+12:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:10 · sunset 18:14
Time difference with Tarawa
Tarawa is on UTC+12:00 right now: 12 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Tarawa |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 12 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 17 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 20 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 11 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 11 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 8 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 6 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 4 hours behind |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 4 hours behind |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 3 hours behind |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 1 hour behind |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 15 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Tarawa
Tarawa does not change its clocks: UTC+12:00 all year round.
History of local time in Tarawa
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 January 1901 | UTC+12 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Pacific/Tarawa. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Tarawa
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 1,756 km away, Palikir (Micronesia) is 1 hour behind Tarawa all year round.
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Tarawa
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Day length
- 12 h 3 min
- Tomorrow
- no change
Dawn 05:48, dusk 18:35, solar noon 12:12. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (12 h 2 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 11 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 06:09 (24 October 2027), latest at 06:40 (6 February 2027); earliest sunset at 18:13 (31 October 2027), latest at 18:44 (5 February 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 22 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:55 · moonset 22:13 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 23:47 · moon calendar
Good to know about the time in Tarawa
Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati, is on UTC+12 all year round.
The country lies on both sides of the former route of the International Date Line. In 1995, it moved the line so that all its territory would have the same date: the Line Islands, to the east, are 2 hours ahead of Tarawa, and are the first place in the world to enter each new day.