Right now, local time in Echizen is 22:43 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Echizen ranks #7535 worldwide by population and #353 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 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Day length
- 10h 42m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 9h 43m (winter) – 14h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Echizen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Echizen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.89° S, 43.83° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 865 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Echizen today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 14:36
- Maghrib
- 16:59
- Isha
- 18:21
- Qibla direction
- 291.1° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Echizen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Echizen sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Echizen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 318 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,617 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.89° N, 136.17° 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 | 05:43 | −17h |
| Chicago | 07:43 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 10:43 | −12h |
| London | 13:43 | −9h |
| Paris | 14:43 | −8h |
| Moscow | 16:43 | −6h |
| Dubai | 17:43 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 19:13 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:43 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 21:43 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 22:43 | same time |
| Sydney | 00:43 | +2h |
Best time to call Echizen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Echizen local time:
Cities sharing Echizen's time zone
Distances from Echizen
| Tokyo | 318 km | E (93°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,606 km | WSW (241°) |
| Singapore | 5,085 km | SW (228°) |
| Mumbai | 6,411 km | W (271°) |
| Moscow | 7,269 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,618 km | WNW (286°) |
| Sydney | 7,912 km | SSE (167°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,062 km | NE (54°) |
| London | 9,406 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 9,546 km | NNW (332°) |
| Chicago | 10,288 km | NNE (31°) |
| São Paulo | 18,617 km | NNE (12°) |
Cities near Echizen
FAQ
What time is it in Echizen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Echizen (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Echizen in?
Echizen runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Echizen observe daylight saving time?
Echizen does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Echizen today?
Echizen sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 17:01 today, giving 10h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Echizen tonight?
The moon phase over Echizen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Echizen?
The antipode of Echizen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.89° S, 43.83° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 865 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Echizen?
Echizen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Echizen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Echizen, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.