Australia · Western Australia
Current local time in Karratha
Karratha keeps time on the Australia/Perth zone, currently UTC+8. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Karratha, Western Australia
Karratha time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Australia/Perth
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Western Australia
- Coordinates
- -20.74°, 116.85°
- Population
- 17,013
- Local date
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Karratha today
Computed from Karratha's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 5:50 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:19 PM
- Day length
- 11h 3m
- Civil dawn
- 6:20 AM
- Civil dusk
- 6:17 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 7:15 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 5:22 PM
Karratha time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Karratha is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 08:57 AM | 15h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 04:57 PM | 7h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 07:57 PM | 4h ahead |
| TokyoJapan | 12:57 AM | 1h behind |
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Working with Karratha time
Scheduling across Australia/Perth is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.
Karrathatime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Karratha right now?
- Karratha is on Australia/Perth, currently UTC+8. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Karratha in?
- Karratha uses the IANA time zone Australia/Perth, which is UTC+8 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Karratha observe daylight saving time?
- No. Karratha stays on UTC+8 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Karratha today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:47 AM and sets at about 5:50 PM local time in Karratha, giving roughly 11h 3m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:19 PM.