Current Time in Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
12:10:09 PM
12:10:09
+10 (Papua New Guinea Time) · UTC+10:00
Pacific/Port_Moresby
Time zone details
Lae does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Lae
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Administrative area
- Morobe Province
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)
Practical
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
- Dialing code
- +675
- Population
- 76,255
- Elevation
- Approximately 44 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 6° 43' S / 146° 59' E
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Clock changes in Lae
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 03 min21 sec longer than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 03 min21 sec longer than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (79.1° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (1% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Saturday, September 19, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 03 min | 21 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 03 min | 22 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 03 min | 21 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 04 min | 22 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 04 min | 21 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 04 min | 22 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 05 min | 22 sec longer than the previous day |
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Plan around Lae
Time context
Lae follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Port Moresby
Current time offsetUTC+10:00 (+10)
View time differencesNearby scheduled airports for Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportLAELarge airport34.4 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · LAE / AYNZ
About 34.4 km (21.4 mi) west-northwest of Lae
Scheduled airline service in source data
Goroka AirportGKAMedium airport · Serves Goronka191 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · GKA / AYGA
About 191 km (119 mi) west-northwest of Lae
Scheduled airline service in source data
Kerema AirportKMAMedium airport · Serves Kerema193 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · KMA / AYKM
About 193 km (120 mi) southwest of Lae
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Lae in?
- Lae currently uses Papua New Guinea Time (UTC+10:00). Its IANA time zone is Pacific/Port_Moresby.
- When is the next clock change in Lae?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Lae in the next 12 months
- Does Lae observe daylight saving time?
- Lae does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Lae right now?
- Lae is currently UTC+10:00