Current time in Saipan
Friday, 17 July 2026
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · Pacific/Saipan · UTC+10:00
Time-zone identity for Saipan
- IANA zone
Pacific/Saipan- UTC offset now
- UTC+10:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+10
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Saipan is currently 10 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Saipan
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 Saipan
Conditions near Saipan and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 31°C
- Humidity
- 94%
- Wind
- 23.4 km/h SW
- Recent precipitation
- 0.5 mm
3-day forecast
- Thundery outbreaks in nearby28°C to 28°C61% chance of precipitationWind up to 27.4 km/h
- Partly Cloudy28°C to 28°C24% chance of precipitationWind up to 22.3 km/h
- Sunny28°C to 28°C57% chance of precipitationWind up to 19.4 km/h
Forecast valid from 09:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:10:53.875Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:25:53.875Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Saipan
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Pacific/Saipan, 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 Saipan
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Pacific/Saipan local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Civil twilight
- 05:32–19:14
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:30
- Moonset
- 21:17
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 10%
Capital city context
About Saipan, capital of Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Northern Mariana Islands. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Northern Mariana Islands
- Administrative area
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Population
- 48,220
- Coordinates
- 15.2123° N, 145.7545° E. The elevation is 5 metres.
Country context
Northern Mariana Islands at a glance
Country information for Northern Mariana Islands. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Saipan is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- MP · MNP · 580
- Population
- 56,882
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Calling code
- ++1-670
- Languages
- Filipino, Filipino, Chinese, and Chamorro (Northern Mariana Islands), and 1 more
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Pacific/Saipan.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Saipan
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Saipan. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- HagåtñaGuam221 km southwest
Pacific/GuamSame local time - NgerulmudMelekeok, Palau1,485 km southwest
Pacific/Palau1 hour behind - PalikirPohnpei State, Micronesia1,637 km southeast
Pacific/Pohnpei1 hour ahead - TokyoJapan2,355 km north
Asia/Tokyo1 hour behind - ManilaNational Capital Region, Philippines2,661 km west
Asia/Manila2 hours behind - Port MoresbyNational Capital, Papua New Guinea2,750 km south
Pacific/Port_MoresbySame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Pacific/Saipan 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 7828758 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:10:53.851Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:10:53.875Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:10:53.874Z
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.