It is 09:37 on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in Jayapura, Indonesia. The city runs on UTC+9 (WIT), which puts it 12 hours ahead of Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Jayapura
Jayapura follows the Asia/Jayapura time zone, abbreviated WIT. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+9.
Jayapura does not observe daylight saving time and no clock change is scheduled for the next year. Its offset stays at UTC+9 all year round. Brazil abolished daylight saving time in 2019, so the gap between the two stays fixed at 12 hours. That makes scheduling predictable: a meeting booked for any date of the year at a given Brasília time always lands at the same local time in Jayapura.
Time difference between Brasília and Jayapura
To convert, take Brasília time and add 12 hours; when the sum passes midnight, the date in Jayapura is already the next day. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Jayapura is 00:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 12:00 (previous day) in Brasília. Because Jayapura is ahead, its calendar date is one day later than in Brasília from 12:00 until midnight Brasília time. Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Jayapura (UTC+9) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 18:00 |
| 09:00 | 21:00 |
| 12:00 | 00:00 (next day) |
| 15:00 | 03:00 (next day) |
| 18:00 | 06:00 (next day) |
| 21:00 | 09:00 (next day) |
Best time to call Jayapura from Brazil
With a difference of 12 hours, the 9:00 to 18:00 working days do not overlap at all. The least inconvenient slot is around 06:00 in Brasília, which is 18:00 in Jayapura: one side will be early or late, so agree in writing who takes the awkward hour. Messages and recorded updates work better than live calls here.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Jayapura today
Today the Sun rises in Jayapura at 05:22 and sets at 17:30 local time, a daylight span of 12h 7min, with solar noon at 11:26. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Jayapura?
Jayapura is at 2.53° S, 140.70° E (country: Indonesia). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.