Current time in Palikir
Friday, 17 July 2026
Palikir, Micronesia · Pacific/Pohnpei · UTC+11:00
Time-zone identity for Palikir
- IANA zone
Pacific/Pohnpei- UTC offset now
- UTC+11:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+11
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Palikir is currently 11 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Palikir
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Palikir
Conditions near Palikir and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Overcast
- Feels like
- 37°C
- Humidity
- 79%
- Wind
- 33.8 km/h SW
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Light rain shower28°C to 29°C83% chance of precipitationWind up to 36.4 km/h
- Light rain shower27°C to 28°C86% chance of precipitationWind up to 41.4 km/h
- Light rain shower28°C to 29°C86% chance of precipitationWind up to 40.3 km/h
Forecast valid from 10:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:14:48.361Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:29:48.361Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Palikir
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Pacific/Pohnpei, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Palikir
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Pacific/Pohnpei local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Solar noon
- 12:34
- Civil twilight
- 05:57–19:10
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:46
- Moonset
- 21:20
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 10%
Capital city context
About Palikir, capital of Micronesia
Palikir is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Micronesia. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Micronesia
- Administrative area
- Pohnpei State, Micronesia
- Population
- 6,942
- Coordinates
- 6.9248° N, 158.1611° E. The elevation is 90 metres.
Country context
Micronesia at a glance
Country information for Micronesia. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Palikir is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- FM · FSM · 583
- Population
- 112,640
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Calling code
- +691
- Languages
- English (Micronesia), Chuukese, Pohnpeian, and Yapese, and 5 more
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Pacific/Pohnpei.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Palikir
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Palikir. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- YarenYaren District, Nauru1,279 km southeast
Pacific/Nauru1 hour ahead - MajuroMajuro Atoll, Marshall Islands1,459 km east
Pacific/Majuro1 hour ahead - SaipanNorthern Mariana Islands1,637 km northwest
Pacific/Saipan1 hour behind - HagåtñaGuam1,638 km northwest
Pacific/Guam1 hour behind - TarawaGilbert Islands, Kiribati1,756 km east
Pacific/Tarawa1 hour ahead - HoniaraSolomon Islands1,830 km south
Pacific/GuadalcanalSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Pacific/Pohnpei when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 2081986 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:14:48.337Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:14:48.361Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:14:48.360Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.