Northern Mariana Islands · UTC+10
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 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 Saipan 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 Saipan 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 Saipan 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 Saipan 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 Saipan.
Practical Info
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) is home to roughly 48K people. Today brings about 13.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 18:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+10 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 15° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Northern Mariana Islands
Capital
Saipan 👑
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
UTC+10 · Pacific/Saipan
Coordinates
15.18°N, 145.75°E
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English, Chamorro
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Mariana Trench runs east of Saipan and reaches about 10,935 metres at Challenger Deep — deeper than Everest is tall. Fewer people have been to the bottom than have walked on the Moon.
The clock: Saipan keeps UTC+10. The trench is a US national monument, protected since 2009.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap