Sonsorol, Palau
Sonsorol uses Palau Time, UTC+9, without daylight saving changes. The state’s islands share one official clock, while the listed sunrise depends on the selected island, date, and precise observation point.
Sonsorol Village, Palau
Saturday, 5 September 2026
UTC+9 · Pacific/Palau
Time and sun data for Sonsorol Village — the largest city of Sonsorol
The sun in Sonsorol Village
Sunrise 6:05 AM Solar noon 12:11 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 12 h 12 min Night 11 h 48 min Civil twilight 5:44 AM – 6:38 PM
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Current time in Sonsorol, Palau
The time displayed for Sonsorol is nine hours ahead of UTC. It matches the clock used elsewhere in Palau, including Koror and Peleliu. No spring or autumn clock change interrupts that relationship, which makes domestic scheduling simple.
International comparisons require more care. A country that advances or delays its clocks can alter its time difference from Sonsorol during the year. The International Date Line also matters when arranging calls across the Pacific: two participants may be discussing the same moment while seeing different dates on their calendars.
On a remote island, “What time?” is easy; “What day for the other person?” is the better question.
Settlements and islands in Sonsorol
Sonsorol is a small island state in Palau’s Southwest Islands. Sonsorol Village, on Sonsorol Island, is its administrative center and primary settlement. The state also encompasses Pulo Anna, Merir, and Fanna. These islands do not form an urban network comparable with a province containing several cities.
For a place-based time guide, the most useful names are: Sonsorol Village, the state seat and main inhabited place Sonsorol Island, where the village is located Pulo Anna, another island within the state
Merir, a southern island belonging to Sonsorol Fanna, a small island associated with the state Every part of the state uses UTC+9. A boat journey between the islands does not require a watch adjustment, although distance and weather make accurate departure planning important. When a booking system offers only a country-level choice, selecting Palau provides the correct civil time.
Reading sunrise information
A sunrise value for Sonsorol is calculated for a particular date and set of coordinates. It should be read as local time in UTC+9. Because the islands are separated geographically, a calculation centered on Sonsorol Village may differ slightly from one made for Merir or Pulo Anna.
The visible sunrise can also be delayed by clouds or a blocked horizon. Astronomical sunrise describes the Sun’s calculated position, not the instant daylight becomes obvious to every observer. Dawn begins earlier, and civil twilight may be the more practical reference for preparing equipment or moving safely before the Sun appears.
Select the island or village relevant to the activity. Check the local calendar date in Sonsorol. Use dawn information when planning before-sunrise work. Recheck conditions before sea travel rather than treating sunlight as a weather forecast.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone of Sonsorol?
- Sonsorol follows Palau Time, which is UTC+9.
- Are clocks changed during the year?
- No. Sonsorol does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does sunrise occur at exactly the same time on every island?
- Not necessarily. The state shares one clock, but longitude, latitude, date, and local horizon can produce small differences in calculated or visible sunrise.