Current time in Papeete, French Polynesia
Tahiti Time
UTC−10:00- Time zone
- Tahiti Time · Pacific/Tahiti
- UTC offset now
- UTC−10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC−10 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Iles du Vent, French Polynesia (capital) · 17.53° S, 149.57° W
- Population
- 26,357
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Papeete at about 11:58 standard time: the clock runs about 2 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:42 and 12:13 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:02 | 18:08 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 20) | 06:27 | 17:32 | 11h 05m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 05:47 | 17:54 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:21 | 18:32 | 13h 11m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:42–17:55 (12 h 13 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.