What timezone is Sorong in?

Sorong uses the IANA timezone Asia/Jayapura. The UTC offset is always UTC+9 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Sorong observe daylight saving time?

No. Sorong does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+9 all year round.

What is the time difference between Sorong and New York?

Sorong is currently 13 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Sorong and London?

Sorong is currently 8 hours ahead of London.

Sorong, Indonesia · UTC+9

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Friday, April 3, 2026

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Sorong sits at the northwestern tip of New Guinea, the main transit point for boats heading to the Raja Ampat archipelago, widely regarded as having some of the world’s richest marine biodiversity. The city runs on Eastern Indonesia Time (UTC+9), the easternmost of Indonesia’s three timezone zones.

Indonesia spans from about 95 degrees to 141 degrees east longitude, covering three timezone zones: Western (UTC+7), Central (UTC+8), and Eastern (UTC+9). Sorong in West Papua uses Eastern Indonesia Time, the same offset as Papua and Maluku to the east.

At about 1 degree south, Sorong is just below the equator. Daylight variation is minimal: about 12 hours year-round with barely perceptible seasonal drift. The fixed UTC+9 offset does not need to compensate for light variation because there is essentially none to compensate for.

gateway to Raja Ampat

The city’s identity has shifted in recent decades toward diving tourism. Raja Ampat’s coral triangle has made Sorong the arrival point for divers from around the world, and the town’s practical infrastructure, airport, port, hotels, runs on the logistics of those arrivals and departures.

UTC+9 means Sorong shares its clock with Tokyo and Seoul, despite being a small Indonesian port city. The coincidence is purely numerical.

9am in Sorong is 12am in London in winter, 1am during British Summer Time.

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Questions about time in Sorong

What timezone is Sorong in?: Sorong uses the IANA timezone Asia/Jayapura. The UTC offset is always UTC+9 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Sorong observe daylight saving time?: No. Sorong does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+9 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Sorong?: Sorong is currently at UTC+9.
What is the time difference between Sorong and New York?: Sorong is currently 13 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Sorong and London?: Sorong is currently 8 hours ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Sorong and Los Angeles?: Sorong is currently 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the IANA timezone name for Sorong?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Sorong is Asia/Jayapura. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Jayapura' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Jayapura')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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