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Current local time in Luganville

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1 October 2026ThursdayThursday, 1 October 2026
Calling Code +678
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Time difference from Luganville

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01:00−10hBecomes −11h on 25 Oct
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09:00−2h
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10:00−1hBecomes ±0h on 4 Oct
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Sun & moon in Luganville today

Sunrise
05:34
Sunset
17:47
Daylight
12.2hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Luganville

J13 hrsF12.6 hrsM12.2 hrsA11.8 hrsM11.4 hrsJ11.2 hrsJ11.3 hrsA11.6 hrsS12 hrsO12.4 hrsN12.8 hrsD13 hrs

Working hours in Luganville

LuganvilleUTC+11
06121824
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06121824
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Time zone guide for Luganville

Luganville, Vanuatu runs on UTC+11. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+11 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Luganville and New York is 15 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. The time difference between Luganville and London is 10 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. The time difference between Luganville and Tokyo is 2 hours. 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 information for Luganville

Luganville (Vanuatu) is home to roughly 16K people. Today brings about 12.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:34, sunset at 17:47. 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.

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Vanuatu

Vanuatu

Capital

Port Vila

Continent

Oceania

Time Zone

UTC+11 · 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?

A Bay Full of Dumped Equipment

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.

The sun and the clock in Luganville (2026)

Solar noon11:51on UTC+11 standard time
Longest day13h 3m22 December
Shortest day11h 12m22 June
Yearly average12h 6mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise05:1123 November
Latest sunset18:2922 January

Luganville lies at 167.2°E. Its time zone, UTC+11, is built around the 165°E meridian. The 2.2° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 9 minutes behind the sun: solar noon arrives at about 11:51 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+11 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 December, with 13h 3m of daylight. The shortest is 22 June, with 11h 12m. The swing between them is 1h 51m. Inside the tropics the day length stays within a narrow band all year.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Luganville the sun comes up earliest on 23 November at 05:11, while the latest sunset waits until 22 January at 18:29. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Luganville that civil twilight runs about 21 minutes at the equinox.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Luganville?

The official timezone for Luganville, Vanuatu is Pacific/Efate with a current UTC offset of UTC+11.

What is the population and location of Luganville?

Luganville has an estimated population of 16K and is located at coordinates 15.51°S, 167.17°E.

How many hours of daylight does Luganville get?

Luganville gets 13h 3m of daylight on its longest day and 11h 12m on its shortest, averaging 12h 6m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Luganville?

Solar noon in Luganville falls at about 11:51 on UTC+11 standard time, because the city sits 2.2° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Luganville?

A Bay Full of Dumped Equipment: 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.