Right now, local time in Gifu is 23:17 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gifu ranks #1502 worldwide by population and #57 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 23m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:37
- Daylight range
- 9h 46m (winter) – 14h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 60% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gifu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gifu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.42° S, 43.24° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 870 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gifu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:48
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:36
- Maghrib
- 16:59
- Isha
- 18:20
- Qibla direction
- 291.4° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Gifu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gifu sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Gifu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 267 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,655 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.42° N, 136.76° 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 | 06:17 | −17h |
| Chicago | 08:17 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 11:17 | −12h |
| London | 14:17 | −9h |
| Paris | 15:17 | −8h |
| Moscow | 17:17 | −6h |
| Dubai | 18:17 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 19:47 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:17 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 22:17 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 23:17 | same time |
| Sydney | 01:17 | +2h |
Best time to call Gifu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gifu local time:
Distances from Gifu
| Tokyo | 267 km | E (83°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,628 km | WSW (242°) |
| Singapore | 5,091 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 6,465 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 7,342 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,683 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 7,850 km | SSE (167°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,050 km | NE (54°) |
| London | 9,476 km | NNW (335°) |
| Paris | 9,617 km | NNW (332°) |
| Chicago | 10,305 km | NNE (31°) |
| São Paulo | 18,655 km | NNE (15°) |
Cities near Gifu
- Ginan4 km · 23:17
- Yamagata6 km · 23:17
- Kasamatsuchō6 km · 23:17
- Kuroda8 km · 23:17
- Kitagata7 km · 23:17
- Mizuho9 km · 23:17
- Motosu10 km · 23:17
- Kakamigahara10 km · 23:17
FAQ
What time is it in Gifu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gifu (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Gifu in?
Gifu runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Gifu observe daylight saving time?
Gifu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gifu today?
Gifu sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 17:00 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gifu tonight?
The moon phase over Gifu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 59.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gifu?
The antipode of Gifu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.42° S, 43.24° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 870 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gifu?
Gifu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gifu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gifu, clocks run about 23 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.