Kiribati
Time now in Arorae
Sunrise 06:15Sunset 06:17Time zone UTC +12
Time zone
Pacific/Tarawa
UTC offset
UTC +12
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,256
Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
06:17
Day length
12h 02m
Coordinates
-2.63, 176.82
Time difference from Arorae
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Arorae right now.
Arorae on the map
About the time in Arorae
The zone identifier Pacific/Tarawa is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Pacific/Tarawa keeps pointing at Tarawa time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Arorae runs on Pacific/Tarawa, which puts the city UTC +12 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in Arorae stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +12 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Kiribati.
Frequently asked questions about time in Arorae
- When do the sun rise and set in Arorae today?
- Sunrise is at 06:15 and sunset at 06:17, giving 12h 02m of daylight.
- Does Arorae change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Arorae keeps UTC +12 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Arorae in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Arorae runs from 21:00–05:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Arorae right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Arorae, updating every second from Pacific/Tarawa (UTC +12).
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