Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea · UTC+10
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Port Moresby is in the Pacific/Port Moresby timezone (PGT/UTC+10), with no daylight saving time observed. Port Moresby has always had an unusual relationship with its own country. The capital sits on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, separated from the Highlands and the densely populated interior by the Owen Stanley Range. There are no roads connecting the capital to most of the country. The Kokoda Track begins in the mountains north of Popondetta. Port Moresby connects to the rest by air.
Papua New Guinea runs on PNG Time, UTC+10, year-round. No daylight saving. At 9 degrees south latitude, daylight variation is minimal: the sun rises around 6am and sets around 6pm with modest seasonal shift.
The harbor that gives Port Moresby its character was named by Captain John Moresby in 1873, who claimed it for Britain. The city that grew around it became the administrative center of what was then British New Guinea, later Papua, later merged into the post-independence capital.
Pacific hub and regional connections
Port Moresby hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings and sees itself as a Pacific hub. The time zone, UTC+10, aligns it with eastern Australia: Brisbane is on the same clock, Sydney and Melbourne are one to two hours ahead depending on Australia’s DST cycles.
9am in Port Moresby is 11pm the previous night in London.
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Questions about time in Port Moresby
- What timezone is Port Moresby in?
- Port Moresby uses the IANA timezone
Pacific/Port_Moresby. The UTC offset is always UTC+10 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Port Moresby observe daylight saving time?
- No. Port Moresby does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+10 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Port Moresby?
- Port Moresby is currently at UTC+10.
- What is the time difference between Port Moresby and New York?
- Port Moresby is currently 14 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Port Moresby and London?
- Port Moresby is currently 9 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Port Moresby and Los Angeles?
- Port Moresby is currently 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Port Moresby and Tokyo?
- Port Moresby is currently 1 hour ahead of Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Port Moresby?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Port Moresby is
Pacific/Port_Moresby. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Pacific/Port_Moresby' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Pacific/Port_Moresby')`), or any IANA-compatible library.