Right now, local time in Chiba is 05:33 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chiba ranks #587 worldwide by population and #13 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 36m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Day length
- 10h 53m
- Solar noon
- 11:24
- Daylight range
- 9h 45m (winter) – 14h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chiba — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chiba through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.60° S, 39.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,152 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chiba today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:31
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Dhuhr
- 11:24
- Asr
- 14:25
- Maghrib
- 16:49
- Isha
- 18:10
- Qibla direction
- 293.3° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Chiba — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chiba sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Chiba's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 40 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,526 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.60° N, 140.12° 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 | 13:33 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −12h |
| London | 20:33 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +2h |
Best time to call Chiba
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chiba local time:
Distances from Chiba
| Tokyo | 40 km | WNW (285°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,911 km | WSW (247°) |
| Singapore | 5,340 km | SW (233°) |
| Mumbai | 6,768 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,509 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 7,810 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,967 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,790 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,583 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,738 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 10,125 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,526 km | NNE (28°) |
Cities near Chiba
FAQ
What time is it in Chiba right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chiba (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Chiba in?
Chiba runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Chiba observe daylight saving time?
Chiba does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chiba today?
Chiba sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 16:50 today, giving 10h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chiba tonight?
The moon phase over Chiba tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chiba?
The antipode of Chiba — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.60° S, 39.88° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,152 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chiba?
Chiba lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chiba?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chiba, clocks run about 36 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.