Current time in Kiribati
Tarawa, the capital KI
02:51
Friday, 13 November 2026
UTC+12 Standard time
Time zone facts for Kiribati
- Time zone
- Gilbert Islands TimePacific/Tarawa
- Offset from UTC
- UTC+1212 hours ahead of UTC
- Daylight saving
- Not usedThe clocks stay on UTC+12 all year
- Capital
- Tarawa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Local times in use
- 2Listed below
- Sunrise
- –
- Sunset
- –
- Day length
- –
Where Kiribati is
Cities in Kiribati are marked in red. The dark side of the map is in night right now.
Land in daylightLand at nightCitySun overhead
The sun over Tarawa today
The curve is the height of the sun through the day. The dot is where it is now.
Local times in Kiribati
| Offset | Time now | Where |
|---|---|---|
| UTC+12 | 02:51 | Tarawa |
| UTC+14 | 04:51 | Kiritimati |
Time difference from Kiribati
| City | Time now | Compared with Kiribati |
|---|---|---|
| New York US | 09:51 | 17 hours behind |
| London GB | 14:51 | 12 hours behind |
| Tokyo JP | 23:51 | 3 hours behind |
| Dubai AE | 18:51 | 8 hours behind |
| Sydney AU | 01:51 | 1 hour behind |
| Los Angeles US | 06:51 | 20 hours behind |
| Paris FR | 15:51 | 11 hours behind |
| Singapore SG | 22:51 | 4 hours behind |
| New Delhi IN | 20:21 | 6 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Hong Kong HK | 22:51 | 4 hours behind |
| Toronto CA | 09:51 | 17 hours behind |
| Berlin DE | 15:51 | 11 hours behind |
Cities in Kiribati
Questions about time in Kiribati
What time zone is Kiribati in?
Kiribati uses Gilbert Islands Time, which is currently UTC+12.
Does Kiribati have daylight saving time?
No. Kiribati does not change its clocks and stays on UTC+12 all year.
How far is Kiribati from UTC?
Kiribati is currently 12 hours ahead of UTC.