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Manus Province, Papua New Guinea

Manus Province uses Papua New Guinea Time, UTC+10, throughout the year. It does not observe daylight saving time, so clocks in Lorengau and elsewhere in the province remain ten hours ahead of UTC.

Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

1:48:14 AM

Monday, 2 November 2026

UTC+10 · Pacific/Port_Moresby

Time and sun data for Lorengau — the largest city of Manus Province

The sun in Lorengau

Sunrise 5:50 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 12 h 11 min Night 11 h 49 min Civil twilight 5:29 AM – 6:23 PM

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Current time in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea

The local clock in Manus Province follows the same standard time used across most of Papua New Guinea. To convert from UTC, add ten hours. When it is noon in Manus Province, it is 02:00 UTC on the same calendar date.

The province does not change its clocks seasonally. This makes time differences predictable, although the date may differ when someone calls from Europe or the Americas. Checking both the hour and the date is particularly useful when arranging travel or remote meetings.

On island time, the clock is simple; getting across the water may be the complicated part.

Lorengau and other places in Manus Province

Lorengau, on Manus Island, is the provincial capital and the principal urban centre. Smaller communities are distributed across Manus Island and the surrounding Admiralty Islands. They share one official time even though journeys between them may involve roads, boats, or both.

Places commonly associated with the province include: Lorengau, the administrative and commercial centre; Lombrum, on the eastern side of Manus Island; communities on Los Negros Island; settlements on the province’s smaller islands.

Calling one of these places requires no internal time-zone conversion. A clock set correctly for Lorengau is also correct elsewhere in Manus Province.

Sunrise, sunset, and island daylight

Sunrise and sunset are astronomical events rather than fixed clock times. Their precise timing changes with the date and the observer’s position. An estimate for Lorengau may be useful for nearby locations, but it should not be treated as exact for every island in the province.

For travel, select the intended settlement and date when checking daylight. This matters for boat departures, walking in unfamiliar areas, photography, and work that depends on natural light. Weather can also make dawn appear darker or sunset arrive visually earlier, even though the calculated astronomical times have not changed.

Confirm that the location is in Manus Province. Use UTC+10 when setting a clock manually. Choose the actual date and nearest available settlement for sunrise information. Allow additional daylight for journeys between islands.

Questions and answers

What time zone is Manus Province in?: It uses Papua New Guinea Time, which is UTC+10.
Does Manus Province use daylight saving time?: No. Its clocks remain on the same standard time throughout the year.
Is sunrise at the same moment across the province?: No. The difference may be modest, but longitude, latitude, date, and the chosen observation point affect the calculated time.