Talofofo, Guam
Talofofo uses Chamorro Standard Time, the UTC+10 zone shared by all of Guam. It has no daylight saving time, so neither the offset nor local clocks change seasonally.
Talofofo Village, Guam
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+10 · Pacific/Guam
Time and sun data for Talofofo Village — the largest city of Talofofo
The sun in Talofofo Village
Sunrise 06:11 Solar noon 12:22 Sunset 18:32 Daylight 12 h 21 min Night 11 h 39 min Civil twilight 05:50 – 18:54
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Current time in Talofofo, Guam
The time in Talofofo matches the time in northern, central, and southern Guam. An island journey can cross several municipal boundaries without crossing a time-zone boundary or changing the calendar date shown on a correctly set device.
UTC conversion requires adding ten hours for Talofofo and subtracting ten hours for UTC. The arithmetic is simple, but the day must be checked: Guam may already be on the next local date when it is still the previous day elsewhere.
Local time zone: Chamorro Standard Time Abbreviation: ChST UTC offset: UTC+10 Daylight saving time: not used Separate municipal clock: no Talofofo has waterfalls, but its clocks neither fall back nor spring forward.
Talofofo and Guam’s settlement pattern
Talofofo is a village and municipality on the eastern side of Guam. Its regional identity and landscape distinguish it from other parts of the island, while its official time remains fully aligned with them.
“Largest cities” is an imperfect description for Guam because the island is divided into villages. Dededo, Yigo, and Tamuning are among the larger population centers appearing in directories, and Hagåtña is the capital. Talofofo shares one territorial time standard with all four.
The result is a clean local scheduling system. School, work, transport, and community times can be compared without conversion anywhere on Guam. People joining from abroad should use ChST or UTC+10 rather than guessing from a broad regional label.
Sunrise in eastern Guam
Talofofo’s sunrise time changes with the date. Its eastern setting can make the morning horizon important, but an exact daily value still needs a location-aware astronomical calculation rather than a fixed time copied from another season.
The published sunrise marks a calculated crossing of the horizon. The first visible view may differ because the observer is inland, below higher ground, behind vegetation, or under cloud. Dawn begins before sunrise, so an outing that only requires natural light may be able to start earlier than the sunrise listing suggests.
Choose Talofofo as the calculation point. Confirm the result is expressed in Guam local time. Distinguish dawn from sunrise before setting an alarm. Account for terrain and weather at the intended viewpoint.
Questions and answers
- What is the time difference between Talofofo and UTC?
- Talofofo is ten hours ahead of UTC.
- Does Talofofo share time with Dededo?
- Yes. Every Guam municipality uses Chamorro Standard Time.
- Does an eastern location guarantee a clear sunrise view?
- No. Direction helps describe the setting, but terrain, vegetation, buildings, and clouds still determine visibility.