Right now, local time in Fukuoka is 05:35 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Fukuoka ranks #295 worldwide by population and #6 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 10h 58m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 9h 55m (winter) – 14h 23m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Fukuoka — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Fukuoka through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.60° S, 49.58° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tavares, Brazil, about 294 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:35 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Fukuoka today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 17:31
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 288.4° from north (WNW (288°))
Full prayer timetable for Fukuoka — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Fukuoka sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Fukuoka's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 879 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,861 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.60° N, 130.42° 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 | 13:35 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −12h |
| London | 20:35 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +2h |
Best time to call Fukuoka
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Fukuoka local time:
Distances from Fukuoka
| Tokyo | 879 km | ENE (72°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,025 km | SW (236°) |
| Singapore | 4,531 km | SW (223°) |
| Mumbai | 5,886 km | W (269°) |
| Moscow | 7,143 km | NW (321°) |
| Dubai | 7,178 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,810 km | SSE (162°) |
| London | 9,394 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,504 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,633 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,767 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 18,861 km | NNW (345°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Fukuoka right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Fukuoka (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Fukuoka in?
Fukuoka runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Fukuoka observe daylight saving time?
Fukuoka does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Fukuoka today?
Fukuoka sees sunrise at 06:34 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 10h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Fukuoka tonight?
The moon phase over Fukuoka tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Fukuoka?
The antipode of Fukuoka — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.60° S, 49.58° W. It falls on land, near Tavares, Brazil, about 294 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Fukuoka?
Fukuoka lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Fukuoka?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Fukuoka, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.