Right now, local time in Akihabara is 02:34 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Akihabara ranks #8099 worldwide by population and #376 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 35m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 10h 41m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 44m (winter) – 14h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Akihabara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Akihabara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.70° S, 40.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,136 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Akihabara today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 14:21
- Maghrib
- 16:44
- Isha
- 18:06
- Qibla direction
- 293.1° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Akihabara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Akihabara sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Akihabara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 8 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,530 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.70° N, 139.77° 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 | 09:34 | −17h |
| Chicago | 11:34 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 14:34 | −12h |
| London | 17:34 | −9h |
| Paris | 18:34 | −8h |
| Moscow | 20:34 | −6h |
| Dubai | 21:34 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 23:04 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:34 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 01:34 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 02:34 | same time |
| Sydney | 04:34 | +2h |
Best time to call Akihabara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Akihabara local time:
Cities sharing Akihabara's time zone
Distances from Akihabara
| Tokyo | 8 km | W (263°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,887 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 5,322 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,736 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,481 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,826 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,934 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,809 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,561 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,714 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 10,133 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,530 km | NNE (26°) |
Cities near Akihabara
- Kanda-awajichō0 km · 02:34
- Iwamotochō1 km · 02:34
- Ueno1 km · 02:34
- Yushima1 km · 02:34
- Nihonbashi-bakurochō1 km · 02:34
- Taito1 km · 02:34
- Asakusabashi1 km · 02:34
- Higashi-nihombashi1 km · 02:34
FAQ
What time is it in Akihabara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Akihabara (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Akihabara in?
Akihabara runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Akihabara observe daylight saving time?
Akihabara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Akihabara today?
Akihabara sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 16:45 today, giving 10h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Akihabara tonight?
The moon phase over Akihabara tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Akihabara?
The antipode of Akihabara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.70° S, 40.23° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,136 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Akihabara?
Akihabara lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Akihabara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Akihabara, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.