Kiribati
Time now in Tarawa
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 06:36Time zone UTC +12
Time zone
Pacific/Tarawa
UTC offset
UTC +12
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
45,989
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
06:36
Day length
12h 09m
Coordinates
1.42, 172.98
Time difference from Tarawa
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Tarawa right now.
Tarawa on the map
About the time in Tarawa
Tarawa sits at latitude 1.42, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 09m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 45,989 people live in Tarawa, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Tarawa day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 21:00–05:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Tarawa
- When do the sun rise and set in Tarawa today?
- Sunrise is at 06:26 and sunset at 06:36, giving 12h 09m of daylight.
- Does Tarawa change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Tarawa keeps UTC +12 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Pacific/Tarawa, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Tarawa right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Tarawa, updating every second from Pacific/Tarawa (UTC +12).
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