Right now, local time in Gion is 08:11 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gion ranks #9077 worldwide by population and #429 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 ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 10h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 9h 51m (winter) – 14h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gion — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gion through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.43° S, 47.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mostardas, Brazil, about 487 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:11 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gion today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:06
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 14:53
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 18:36
- Qibla direction
- 289.3° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Gion — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gion sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Gion's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 672 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,802 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.43° N, 132.47° 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 | 15:11 | −17h |
| Chicago | 17:11 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 20:11 | −12h |
| London | 23:11 | −9h |
| Paris | 00:11 | −8h |
| Moscow | 02:11 | −6h |
| Dubai | 03:11 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 04:41 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:11 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 07:11 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 08:11 | same time |
| Sydney | 10:11 | +2h |
Best time to call Gion
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gion local time:
Distances from Gion
| Tokyo | 672 km | ENE (76°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,234 km | WSW (238°) |
| Singapore | 4,729 km | SW (225°) |
| Mumbai | 6,075 km | W (270°) |
| Moscow | 7,188 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,337 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,842 km | SSE (164°) |
| London | 9,400 km | NNW (333°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,428 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 9,522 km | NNW (330°) |
| Chicago | 10,596 km | NNE (29°) |
| São Paulo | 18,802 km | N (356°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Gion right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gion (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gion in?
Gion runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Gion observe daylight saving time?
Gion does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gion today?
Gion sees sunrise at 06:32 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 10h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gion tonight?
The moon phase over Gion tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gion?
The antipode of Gion — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.43° S, 47.53° W. It falls on land, near Mostardas, Brazil, about 487 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gion?
Gion lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gion?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gion, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.