Vanuatu · VUT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Luganville, Vanuatu runs on UTC+11. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+11 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 15-hour difference between Luganville 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 10-hour difference between Luganville and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 2-hour difference between Luganville and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Luganville lines up with 09:00–16:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Nouméa, Port Vila, Honiara. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Luganville.
Practical Info
Luganville (Vanuatu) is home to roughly 16K people. Today brings about 11.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:18, sunset at 17:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+11 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 16° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Vanuatu
Capital
Port Vila
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
VUT · Pacific/Efate
Coordinates
15.51°S, 167.17°E
Currency
VUV (VT)
Calling Code
+678
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Bislama, English, French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
At the end of the Second World War the US forces at Espiritu Santo drove bulldozers, trucks and jeeps into the sea rather than ship them home — the site is now known as Million Dollar Point and is a dive attraction.
The clock: Luganville keeps UTC+11. The wreck of the SS President Coolidge nearby is one of the largest accessible shipwrecks in the world.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap