Right now, local time in Abu is 07:23 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Abu ranks #85229 worldwide by population and #1909 in Japan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo GMT+9
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 10h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 9h 51m (winter) – 14h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Abu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Abu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.50° S, 48.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tavares, Brazil, about 430 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:23 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Abu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:19
- Isha
- 18:40
- Qibla direction
- 288.8° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Abu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Abu sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Abu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 760 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,784 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.50° N, 131.47° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 14:23 | −17h |
| Chicago | 16:23 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 19:23 | −12h |
| London | 22:23 | −9h |
| Paris | 23:23 | −8h |
| Moscow | 01:23 | −6h |
| Dubai | 02:23 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 03:53 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:23 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 06:23 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 07:23 | same time |
| Sydney | 09:23 | +2h |
Best time to call Abu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Abu local time:
Distances from Abu
| Tokyo | 760 km | ENE (78°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,161 km | SW (236°) |
| Singapore | 4,670 km | SW (224°) |
| Mumbai | 5,984 km | W (269°) |
| Moscow | 7,125 km | NW (321°) |
| Dubai | 7,247 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,876 km | SSE (163°) |
| London | 9,351 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,469 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,495 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,633 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 18,784 km | N (351°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Abu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Abu (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Abu in?
Abu runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Abu observe daylight saving time?
Abu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Abu today?
Abu sees sunrise at 06:36 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 10h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Abu tonight?
The moon phase over Abu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Abu?
The antipode of Abu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.50° S, 48.53° W. It falls on land, near Tavares, Brazil, about 430 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Abu?
Abu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Abu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Abu, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.