Right now, local time in Amami is 23:31 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Amami ranks #14627 worldwide by population and #681 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Day length
- 11h 03m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 10h 20m (winter) – 13h 57m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Amami — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Amami through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 28.38° S, 50.51° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Bom Jesus, Brazil, about 34 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:31 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Amami today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 15:14
- Maghrib
- 17:37
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 288.9° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Amami — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Amami sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Amami's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,258 km away; even São Paulo lies some 19,353 km off. Its position on the globe is 28.38° N, 129.49° 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 | 06:31 | −17h |
| Chicago | 08:31 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 11:31 | −12h |
| London | 14:31 | −9h |
| Paris | 15:31 | −8h |
| Moscow | 17:31 | −6h |
| Dubai | 18:31 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 20:01 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:31 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 22:31 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 23:31 | same time |
| Sydney | 01:31 | +2h |
Best time to call Amami
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Amami local time:
Distances from Amami
| Tokyo | 1,258 km | NE (47°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,679 km | WSW (250°) |
| Singapore | 4,058 km | SW (227°) |
| Mumbai | 5,809 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 7,249 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 7,289 km | SSE (160°) |
| Moscow | 7,547 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 9,862 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 9,954 km | NNW (328°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,072 km | NE (50°) |
| Chicago | 11,323 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 19,353 km | NW (323°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Amami right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Amami (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Amami in?
Amami runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Amami observe daylight saving time?
Amami does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Amami today?
Amami sees sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 17:38 today, giving 11h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Amami tonight?
The moon phase over Amami tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Amami?
The antipode of Amami — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 28.38° S, 50.51° W. It falls on land, near Bom Jesus, Brazil, about 34 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Amami?
Amami lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Amami?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Amami, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.