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Koror

UTC+9

Palau · PWT

Rainy season
09:43:51Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 06:06↓ 18:3024:00
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
18:30
Daylight
12.4hrs
Population
12K
Season
Rainy season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Koror, Palau runs on UTC+9. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+9 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 13-hour difference between Koror and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 8-hour difference between Koror and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 17:00–18:00 in Koror lines up with 09:00–10:00 in London. Koror and Tokyo currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Koror lines up with 09:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Seoul, Pyongyang, Osaka. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Koror.

Practical Info

Koror (Palau) is home to roughly 12K people. Today brings about 12.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 18:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+9 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 7° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

Palau

Palau

Capital

Ngerulmud

Continent

Oceania

Time Zone

PWT · Pacific/Palau

Coordinates

7.34°N, 134.48°E

Currency

USD ($)

Calling Code

+680

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Palauan, English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Lake Full of Stingless Jellyfish

Jellyfish Lake in Palau holds millions of golden jellyfish that lost most of their sting after being isolated from the sea roughly 12,000 years ago. They migrate horizontally across the lake each day, following the sun.

The clock: Koror keeps UTC+9, the same as Tokyo. Palau declared the world's first shark sanctuary in 2009, covering its entire exclusive economic zone.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

3h overlap
KororUTC+9
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824