Right now, local time in Hikone is 07:22 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hikone ranks #5500 worldwide by population and #259 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 21m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Day length
- 10h 42m
- Solar noon
- 11:39
- Daylight range
- 9h 47m (winter) – 14h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hikone — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hikone through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.25° S, 43.75° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 822 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hikone today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:52
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 14:36
- Maghrib
- 16:59
- Isha
- 18:20
- Qibla direction
- 291.2° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Hikone — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hikone 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.
Hikone's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 315 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,685 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.25° N, 136.25° 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 | 14:22 | −17h |
| Chicago | 16:22 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 19:22 | −12h |
| London | 22:22 | −9h |
| Paris | 23:22 | −8h |
| Moscow | 01:22 | −6h |
| Dubai | 02:22 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 03:52 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:22 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 06:22 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 07:22 | same time |
| Sydney | 09:22 | +2h |
Best time to call Hikone
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hikone local time:
Distances from Hikone
| Tokyo | 315 km | E (80°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,578 km | WSW (242°) |
| Singapore | 5,043 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 6,419 km | W (271°) |
| Moscow | 7,329 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,645 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 7,842 km | SSE (167°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,098 km | NE (54°) |
| London | 9,473 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 9,612 km | NNW (332°) |
| Chicago | 10,345 km | NNE (31°) |
| São Paulo | 18,685 km | NNE (13°) |
Cities near Hikone
FAQ
What time is it in Hikone right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hikone (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hikone in?
Hikone runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Hikone observe daylight saving time?
Hikone does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hikone today?
Hikone sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 17:00 today, giving 10h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hikone tonight?
The moon phase over Hikone tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hikone?
The antipode of Hikone — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.25° S, 43.75° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 822 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hikone?
Hikone lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hikone?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hikone, clocks run about 21 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.