Tuvalu
Time now in Tuvalu
Sunrise 06:10Sunset 06:02Time zone UTC +12
Time zone
Pacific/Funafuti
UTC offset
UTC +12
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
11,508
Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
06:02
Day length
11h 52m
Coordinates
-8.52, 179.14
Time difference from Tuvalu
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Tuvalu on the map
About the time in Tuvalu
Tuvalu sits at latitude -8.52, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 52m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Tuvalu runs on Pacific/Funafuti, 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.
Around 11,508 people live in Tuvalu, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Tuvalu
- When do the sun rise and set in Tuvalu today?
- Sunrise is at 06:10 and sunset at 06:02, giving 11h 52m of daylight.
- Does Tuvalu change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Tuvalu 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/Funafuti, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Tuvalu right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Tuvalu, updating every second from Pacific/Funafuti (UTC +12).
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