Satellite View of Palikir
Palikir sits at 6.9248, 158.1611. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
Micronesia · Pacific/Pohnpei
Current Time in Pohnpei
Live local time in Palikir, Pohnpei, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather.
Palikir, Pohnpei
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Palikir Right Now
Weather, sky, sea and location for Palikir, all updating live.
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Reference
Pohnpei at a Glance
| Region | Pohnpei |
| Abbreviation | PNI |
| Country | Micronesia |
| Reference city | Palikir |
| IANA time zone | Pacific/Pohnpei |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Coordinates | 6.9248, 158.1611 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Palikir | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
Worth knowing. Pohnpei and Kosrae are an hour ahead of Yap and Chuuk on UTC+11.
Working with Pohnpei
Time Differences
How Palikir lines up against the places people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Palikir. For a specific date, use the converter.
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Understanding the offset
How Pohnpei Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Palikir sits in Pacific/Pohnpei. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
Clock Changes
Whether Pohnpei moves its clocks twice a year is baked into the Pacific/Pohnpei zone, so the offset above is always the one in force today. Places that stay on a fixed offset drift an hour relative to their neighbours for part of the year, which is the usual reason a recurring call slips.
Not One Zone Throughout
Pohnpei and Kosrae are an hour ahead of Yap and Chuuk on UTC+11. The clock above follows Palikir, so check which zone applies before assuming it matches the whole region.
Answers
Pohnpei Time Questions
What time is it in Pohnpei right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palikir, Pohnpei, updating every second. It is calculated from the Pacific/Pohnpei zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving is applied automatically.
What time zone is Pohnpei in?
Palikir uses the Pacific/Pohnpei zone, and the current UTC offset is shown in the panel above. Pohnpei and Kosrae are an hour ahead of Yap and Chuuk on UTC+11.
Does Pohnpei change its clocks?
The offset shown above already accounts for daylight saving wherever it applies, because it comes from the time zone database rather than a fixed number. If Pohnpei is on a fixed offset all year, the panel simply never changes.
How do I convert Pohnpei time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Palikir and your own device clock. For a specific date rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which applies the daylight saving rules for the date you enter.
Where does the weather come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Palikir.