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Current Time in Kiribati 🇰🇮

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09:32:20 GMT+12
Saturday, 13 June 2026

Continent: Oceania

Capital City: South Tarawa

Largest Cities:

ISO Alpha 2/3: KI, KIR

Uses Daylight Savings Time: No

IANA Time Zone: Pacific/Tarawa (UTC+12:00)

Time Zone Overview for Kiribati

  • Kiribati spans 3 time zones.
  • Clocks in South Tarawa run about 30m ahead of local solar time.
  • The working week runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday.

Daylight Saving Time in Kiribati

Kiribati does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks stay on +12 (UTC+12) all year round.

View daylight saving time changes for Kiribati →

Time Difference Between South Tarawa and Major Cities

Live local time and the difference from South Tarawa right now.

New York Fri 17:32 -16h
Los Angeles Fri 14:32 -19h
Chicago Fri 16:32 -17h
Toronto Fri 17:32 -16h
Sao Paulo Fri 18:32 -15h
London Fri 22:32 -11h
Paris Fri 23:32 -10h
Berlin Fri 23:32 -10h
Moscow Sat 00:32 -9h
Dubai Sat 01:32 -8h
Mumbai Sat 03:02 -6h 30m
Singapore Sat 05:32 -4h
Hong Kong Sat 05:32 -4h
Tokyo Sat 06:32 -3h
Sydney Sat 07:32 -2h

Best Time to Call Kiribati

How standard business hours (9:00 to 17:00) in major hubs line up with the clock in South Tarawa:

  • New York: 9:00-17:00 there is 01:00 to 09:00 in South Tarawa.
  • London: 9:00-17:00 there is 20:00 to 04:00 in South Tarawa.
  • Tokyo: 9:00-17:00 there is 12:00 to 20:00 in South Tarawa.

Daylight Hours in South Tarawa

In the capital, South Tarawa, the sun is up for 12h 12m today. Sunrise in South Tarawa is at 06:22 and sunset in South Tarawa is at 18:33.

Daylight ranges from about 12h 03m near the December solstice to 12h 12m near the June solstice.

Moon in Kiribati

See moonrise and moonset times and the current moon phase for South Tarawa and major cities across Kiribati.

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Island Groups in Kiribati

Time in All Cities in Kiribati by alphabetical order

Time.now features the exact time for 3 cities in Kiribati.
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Time Now in Major Cities in Kiribati

CityCurrent Time
Time now in South Tarawa Sat 09:32:20
Time now in Tarawa Sat 09:32:20
Time now in Betio Village Sat 09:32:20

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Kiribati

TimezoneCurrent Time
Pacific/Enderbury Sat 10:32:20
Pacific/Kanton Sat 10:32:20
Pacific/Kiritimati Sat 11:32:20
Pacific/Tarawa Sat 09:32:20

Frequently Asked Questions about Kiribati

What time is it in Kiribati right now?

The current local time in Kiribati is 09:32:20 +12 on Saturday, 13 June 2026. The country uses the Pacific/Tarawa time zone.

How many time zones does Kiribati use?

Kiribati spans 4 time zones: Pacific/Enderbury, Pacific/Kanton, Pacific/Kiritimati, Pacific/Tarawa.

What is the capital of Kiribati?

The capital of Kiribati is South Tarawa, where the current local time is 09:32:20.

What time is sunrise and sunset in South Tarawa today?

Today in South Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati: sunrise is at 06:22 and sunset is at 18:33 local time.

Does Kiribati observe Daylight Saving Time?

NoKiribati does not observe Daylight Saving Time. Local clocks stay on the same offset year-round.

How many cities in Kiribati are listed on time.now?

time.now currently lists 3 cities across Kiribati (out of 3 total in our database).

When is the next solar eclipse visible globally for Kiribati viewers?

The next solar eclipse is on Wednesday, August 12, 2026Total Solar Eclipse — Greenland, Iceland, Spain. From Kiribati, visibility depends on your latitude — check the eclipse tracker for a path-of-totality map. That's 61 days from today.

Sunrise and Sunset in Kiribati

City ↑ Sunrise ↓ Sunset
South Tarawa
6:22 AM
6:33 PM
Tarawa
6:22 AM
6:33 PM
Betio Village
6:22 AM
6:34 PM

Current Weather in Kiribati

City Condition Temp.

Information about Kiribati

Population 115,847
Area 811 km²
ISO Numeric Code 296
FIPS Code KR
Top Level Domain .ki
Currency Dollar (AUD)
Phone Prefix +686
Country Code +686
Languages EN-KI (en-KI), GIL (gil)
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