Papua New Guinea · PGT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Goroka, Papua New Guinea runs on UTC+10. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+10 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 14-hour difference between Goroka 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 9-hour difference between Goroka 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 1-hour difference between Goroka and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Goroka lines up with 09:00–17:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Goroka.
Practical Info
Goroka (Papua New Guinea) is home to roughly 25K people. Today brings about 11.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:30, sunset at 18:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+10 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 6° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Papua New Guinea
Capital
Port Moresby
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
PGT · Pacific/Port_Moresby
Coordinates
6.08°S, 145.39°E
Currency
PGK (K)
Calling Code
+675
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English, Tok Pisin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Goroka Show began in 1957 as a way of getting highland clans to meet peacefully in full ceremonial dress rather than in conflict. Around a hundred tribes now attend, and it is one of the largest gatherings of traditional culture anywhere.
The clock: Goroka keeps UTC+10 at about 1,600 metres, in highlands that were essentially unknown to the outside world until the 1930s.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap