Papua New Guinea time zones and time zone map with current time in the largest cities. Etymology. Time zones in Papua New Guinea, including time zone names for standard time and Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 2020. New Guinea" (Nueva Guinea) was the name coined by the Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez.In 1545, he noted the resemblance of the people to those he had earlier seen along the Guinea coast of Africa. Guinea, in its turn, is etymologically derived from the Portuguese word Guiné. Explore Port Moresby's sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset. Exact time now, time zone, time difference, sunrise/sunset time and key facts for Papua New Guinea. Get Port Moresby's weather and area codes, time zone and DST. Papua New Guinea time now. Current local time in Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby. The word papua is derived from an old local term of uncertain origin. " Papua New Guinea Time (PGT) +1000 UTC UTC/GMT is 19:59 on Wednesday, June 10, 2020