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Current local time in Port of Spain

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30 September 2026WednesdayWednesday, 30 September 2026

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CITY	LOCAL TIME	Difference	Coming up
London United Kingdom	01:00Thu	+5h	Becomes +4h on 25 Oct
Berlin Germany	02:00Thu	+6h	Becomes +5h on 25 Oct
Dubai UAE	04:00Thu	+8h
Tokyo Japan	09:00Thu	+13h
Sydney Australia	10:00Thu	+14h	Becomes +15h on 4 Oct
New York United States	20:00	±0h	Becomes −1h on 1 Nov
Los Angeles United States	17:00	−3h	Becomes −4h on 1 Nov

Sun & moon in Port of Spain today

Sunrise

05:54

Sunset

17:57

Daylight

12.0hrs

Next full moon

26 Oct

Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Port of Spain

Working hours in Port of Spain

5h overlap

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Time zone guide for Port of Spain

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago runs on UTC−4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. Port of Spain and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Port of Spain lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. The time difference between Port of Spain and London is 5 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Port of Spain lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Port of Spain and Tokyo is 13 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Caracas, La Paz, Santo Domingo. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Port of Spain.

Practical information for Port of Spain

Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) is home to roughly 540K people. Today brings about 12.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 17:57. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 11° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

Trinidad and Tobago

Capital

Port of Spain 👑

Continent

North America

Time Zone

AST · America/Port_of_Spain

Coordinates

10.66°N, 61.52°W

Currency

TTD ($)

Calling Code

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

An Instrument Invented in the 1930s

The steelpan was developed in Trinidad in the 1930s and 40s from discarded oil drums — generally reckoned the only entirely new acoustic instrument family of the 20th century. It is now the national instrument.

The clock: Port of Spain keeps UTC−4. Trinidad also has Pitch Lake, the largest natural asphalt deposit in the world, which Walter Raleigh used to caulk his ships in 1595, has been mined commercially since the 19th century and keeps refilling.

The sun and the clock in Port of Spain (2026)

Solar noon12:06on UTC−4 standard time

Longest day12h 45m22 June

Shortest day11h 30m22 December

Yearly average12h 8mof daylight a day

Earliest sunrise05:4230 May

Latest sunset18:3314 July

Port of Spain lies at 61.5°W. Its time zone, UTC−4, is built around the 60°W meridian. The 1.5° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 6 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:06 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC−4 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 12h 45m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 11h 30m. The swing between them is 1h 15m. 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 Port of Spain the sun comes up earliest on 30 May at 05:42, while the latest sunset waits until 14 July at 18:33. 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 Port of Spain 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 Port of Spain?

The official timezone for Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago is America/Port_of_Spain with a current UTC offset of UTC−4.

What is the population and location of Port of Spain?

Port of Spain has an estimated population of 540K and is located at coordinates 10.66°N, 61.52°W. It is the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago.

How many hours of daylight does Port of Spain get?

Port of Spain gets 12h 45m of daylight on its longest day and 11h 30m on its shortest, averaging 12h 8m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Port of Spain?

Solar noon in Port of Spain falls at about 12:06 on UTC−4 standard time, because the city sits 1.5° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Port of Spain?

An Instrument Invented in the 1930s: The steelpan was developed in Trinidad in the 1930s and 40s from discarded oil drums — generally reckoned the only entirely new acoustic instrument family of the 20th century. It is now the national instrument.