Time zones of Papua New Guinea

01:00:39
Sunday, October 4, 2026
2 time zonesUTC+10 ↔ UTC+11Port Moresby · 13 hours ahead of Brasília

Papua New Guinea has 2 time zones in the IANA time zone database: right now the clocks range from UTC+10 (Port Moresby) to UTC+11 (Bougainville), a spread of 1 hour. Compared with Brasília, the difference goes from +13 h to +14 h. None of the zones uses daylight saving time.

Current time in each time zone of Papua New Guinea

Zone (reference city) Time now UTC Difference to Brasília Daylight saving time Same time as
Port Moresby
Pacific/Port_Moresby
01:00:39 UTC+10 13 hours ahead of Brasília
+13 h
No daylight saving time
Next change: no changes scheduled
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Bougainville
Pacific/Bougainville
02:00:39 UTC+11 14 hours ahead of Brasília
+14 h
No daylight saving time
Next change: no changes scheduled
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Zones are grouped by the UTC offset they have in January and in July of this year; the cities in the last column use exactly the same time as the reference city. The time follows the server clock and updates by itself.

What the numbers say about Papua New Guinea

When it is 12:00 in Brasília: time in each zone of Papua New Guinea

A table for planning meetings, using today's rules. If the meeting date falls after a daylight saving change, check it in the meeting planner.

ZoneBrasília 09:00Brasília 12:00Brasília 18:00
Port Moresby (UTC+10) 22:00 01:00 (next day) 07:00 (next day)
Bougainville (UTC+11) 23:00 02:00 (next day) 08:00 (next day)

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Frequently asked questions

How many time zones does Papua New Guinea have?

Papua New Guinea has 2 distinct clock rules in the IANA time zone database (combinations of UTC offset and daylight saving time), which currently correspond to 2 different times: UTC+10 and UTC+11. The gap between the westernmost and easternmost zones is 1 hour.

What is the time difference between Brasília and Papua New Guinea?

It depends on the zone. Today the difference to Brasília ranges from +13 h (Port Moresby) to +14 h (Bougainville), where + means ahead of Brasília. In zones that change their clocks, the gap varies through the year.

Does Papua New Guinea use daylight saving time?

No. None of the 2 time zones of Papua New Guinea changes its clocks during the year, and Brazil has had no daylight saving time since 2019, so the time difference between the two stays stable.

What time is it in Papua New Guinea when it is noon in Brasília?

With today's rules: Port Moresby 01:00 (next day); Bougainville 02:00 (next day).

Which is the easternmost and westernmost time zone of Papua New Guinea?

The easternmost zone is Bougainville (UTC+11) and the westernmost is Port Moresby (UTC+10), a spread of 1 hour. Today, 2 groups are ahead of Brasília.