Lae
Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+10
- Time zone
- Pacific/Port_MoresbyUTC+10
- Sunrise
- 5:43 am
- Sunset
- 6:07 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 23 minutes
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Lae
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Lae has stayed on UTC+10 (UTC+10) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Lae doing anything.
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Call times with London
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Time difference between Lae and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 1:16 pm Tue | 13:16 | 18 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 3:16 pm Tue | 15:16 | 16 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 3:16 pm Tue | 15:16 | 16 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 4:16 pm Tue | 16:16 | 15 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 4:16 pm Tue | 16:16 | 15 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 6:16 pm Tue | 18:16 | 13 hours behind |
| London GMT | 9:16 pm Tue | 21:16 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris CET | 10:16 pm Tue | 22:16 | 9 hours behind |
| Berlin CET | 10:16 pm Tue | 22:16 | 9 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 11:16 pm Tue | 23:16 | 8 hours behind |
| Cairo EET | 11:16 pm Tue | 23:16 | 8 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 12:16 am | 00:16 | 7 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 1:16 am | 01:16 | 6 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 2:46 am | 02:46 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 5:16 am | 05:16 | 2 hours behind |
| Tokyo JST | 6:16 am | 06:16 | 1 hour behind |
| Sydney AEDT | 8:16 am | 08:16 | 1 hour ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 10:16 am | 10:16 | 3 hours ahead |
About Lae
- Population
- 76255
- Coordinates
- -6.723, 146.996
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- IANA zone
- Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Solar noon
- 11:55 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Lae right now?
It is 7:16 am (07:16 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 11th November 2026 in Lae. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Lae in?
Lae uses the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone, currently UTC+10 (UTC+10). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like UTC+10 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Lae on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Lae stays on UTC+10 (UTC+10) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lae today?
The sun rises at 5:43 am and sets at 6:07 pm today, giving 12 hours 23 minutes of daylight.
How many hours ahead is Lae of Los Angeles?
Lae is 18 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 7:16 am in Lae, it is 1:16 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Lae?
Lae is in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, at 6.72° S, 147.00° E, with a population of about 76,255. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.