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Arawa, Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea
05:39:27 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Pacific/Bougainville
Arawa, Bougainville
Town of Bougainville
Huidige lokale tijd
05:39:27 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tijdzone
BST
Pacific/Bougainville · UTC+11:00
Volgende feestdag
Queen's Birthday
maandag 8 juni 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Arawa right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
LAE
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport · 977 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
2
Curated airport references available for Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea
Snapshot at render time: 05:39:27 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Arawa (UTC+11:00, BST).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
24°C, Partly cloudy
Feels like 30°C · Humidity 96% · Wind 3 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:38 AM to 06:31 PM
Day length 11h 53m · Solar noon 12:35 PM
Next country holiday
Queen's Birthday
maandag 8 juni 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Arawa local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
Peru 2026 Presidential Election Runoff
electionzondag 7 juni 2026
39 days to go
Xbox Games Showcase 2026
keynotezondag 7 juni 2026
39 days to go
Apple Intelligence 2 (WWDC 2026)
release-techmaandag 8 juni 2026
40 days to go
Apple WWDC 2026
keynotemaandag 8 juni 2026
40 days to go
Apple WWDC 2026
keynotemaandag 8 juni 2026
40 days to go
Code with Claude Tokyo 2026
keynotewoensdag 10 juni 2026
42 days to go
Population
40.3K
Coordinates
-6.23, 155.57
Timezone
Pacific/Bougainville
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
2
Capital
Port Moresby
Languages
English, Hiri Motu
Currency
PGK (K)
Country area
462,840 km²
Local time in Arawa runs on the BST, UTC+11:00 clock; with roughly 40.3K residents the city (rank #3 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea.
The coordinates 6.23°S, 155.57°E put Arawa roughly 692 km from the equator in the deep tropics of the Southern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects year-round daylight that barely shifts between seasons.
Today the sun rises around 06:38 AM and sets around 06:31 PM in Arawa — about 11h 53m of daylight. Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea stays on standard time here, so UTC+11:00 is stable through the year.
Kokopo (421 km from Arawa) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 2 curated airport pages indexed for Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea.
Arawa planners should mark 2026-06-08 (Queen's Birthday); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
BST
IANA Zone
Pacific/Bougainville
UTC Offset
UTC+11:00
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+11:00
Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Russia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
London
-10h
New York
-15h
Los Angeles
-18h
Dubai
-7h
Singapore
-3h
Tokyo
-2h
Sydney
-1h
São Paulo
-14h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Arawa.
Arawa is the largest town and the former capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. It is administered under Arawa Rural LLG.
Distance-wise, Arawa is closest to Sydney (~3,106 km), Tokyo (~4,948 km), Singapore (~5,806 km); São Paulo is the far end at roughly 15,919 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Arawa sits inside Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea — the Melanesia subregion, capital Port Moresby, languages English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin, currency PGK (K).
Around Arawa, the nearest mapped reference cities are Kokopo (421 km), Nggosi (597 km), Honiara (600 km), Tandai (601 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for BST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Arawa: Queen's Birthday, Remembrance Day, Repentance Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea.
Closest curated airport references from Arawa: LAE Lae (977 km), POM Port Moresby (986 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportLAE
Lae · 977 km from Arawa
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 0m
Port Moresby Jacksons International AirportPOM
Port Moresby · 986 km from Arawa
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 1m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 07:39 PM | -10h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 02:39 PM | -15h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 11:39 AM | -18h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 10:39 PM | -7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 02:39 AM | -3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 03:39 AM | -2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 04:39 AM | -1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 03:39 PM | -14h | Check the overlap widget below |
Kokopo
Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea
Approx. 421 km away
Nggosi
Salomonseilanden
Approx. 597 km away
Honiara
Salomonseilanden
Approx. 600 km away
Tandai
Salomonseilanden
Approx. 601 km away
Kola'a
Salomonseilanden
Approx. 602 km away
Vura
Salomonseilanden
Approx. 604 km away
Panatina
Salomonseilanden
Approx. 605 km away
Kimbe
Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea
Approx. 605 km away
Arawa bevindt zich in de tijdzone Pacific/Bougainville (BST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +11:00.
Arawa hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Arawa is UTC+11:00.
Arawa sits at 6.23°S, 155.57°E in Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea, with about 40.3K residents (rank #3 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Arawa is Sydney, about 3,106 km away as the crow flies.
Kokopo is the closest indexed city, roughly 421 km from Arawa.
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE) is the closest curated airport reference, about 977 km from Arawa.
Queen's Birthday is the next upcoming holiday in Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea, on maandag 8 juni 2026.
