Current Time in South Tarawa, Kiribati 🇰🇮
Lat/Long: 1.33° N, 172.98° E
Island Group: Gilbert Islands
Country: 🇰🇮 Kiribati
IANA Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
Timezone: GMT+12
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for South Tarawa
Sunrise
in South Tarawa
↑
6:26 AM
Sunset
in South Tarawa
↓
6:37 PM
Day Length
12h 11m
Dawn
in South Tarawa
6:03 AM
Dusk
in South Tarawa
7:00 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for South Tarawa
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
97.0%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 20:27
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 07:56
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FAQ — Time in South Tarawa
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 07:01:09 in South Tarawa, Kiribati. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
South Tarawa uses Pacific/Tarawa (+12) — UTC+12:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Pacific/Tarawa, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, South Tarawa does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Pacific/Tarawa (+12) — UTC+12:00 year-round.
South Tarawa is currently +12:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against South Tarawa's local time, use our time calculator.
Kiribati has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.