Time in Tarawa and Christmas Island
The time difference between Tarawa and Christmas Island is 5 hours. Christmas Island is 5 hours behind Tarawa.
This means 9am in Tarawa is 4am in Christmas Island and 5pm in Tarawa is 12pm in Christmas Island.
Tarawa
- The current local time in Tarawa is 2:08 am (June 8, 2026)
- The time zone offset for Tarawa, Kiribati, is UTC+12:00
Christmas Island
- The current local time in Christmas Island is 9:08 pm (June 7, 2026)
- The time zone offset for Christmas Island, Christmas Island, is UTC+07:00
How to convert Tarawa time to Christmas Island time?
Subtract 5 hours from Tarawa time to get Christmas Island time.
Time in Tarawa
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Time in Christmas Island
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Use the slider above to convert Tarawa time to Christmas Island time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Tarawa | Christmas Island |
|---|---|
| 12am | 7pm |
| 1am | 8pm |
| 2am | 9pm |
| 3am | 10pm |
| 4am | 11pm |
| 5am | 12am |
| 6am | 1am |
| 7am | 2am |
| 8am | 3am |
| 9am | 4am |
| 10am | 5am |
| 11am | 6am |
| 12pm | 7am |
| 1pm | 8am |
| 2pm | 9am |
| 3pm | 10am |
| 4pm | 11am |
| 5pm | 12pm |
| 6pm | 1pm |
| 7pm | 2pm |
| 8pm | 3pm |
| 9pm | 4pm |
| 10pm | 5pm |
| 11pm | 6pm |