Right now, local time in Hirai is 10:52 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hirai ranks #14967 worldwide by population and #696 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 35m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Day length
- 10h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 44m (winter) – 14h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hirai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hirai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.71° S, 40.16° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,142 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hirai today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:35
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 14:24
- Maghrib
- 16:47
- Isha
- 18:08
- Qibla direction
- 293.1° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Hirai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hirai sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Hirai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 14 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,526 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.71° N, 139.84° 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 | 18:52 | −16h |
| Chicago | 20:52 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 22:52 | −12h |
| London | 01:52 | −9h |
| Paris | 02:52 | −8h |
| Moscow | 04:52 | −6h |
| Dubai | 05:52 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 07:22 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:52 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 09:52 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 10:52 | same time |
| Sydney | 12:52 | +2h |
Best time to call Hirai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hirai local time:
Distances from Hirai
| Tokyo | 14 km | W (262°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,893 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 5,327 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,742 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,484 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,826 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,940 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,804 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,562 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,716 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 10,129 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,526 km | NNE (27°) |
Cities near Hirai
FAQ
What time is it in Hirai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hirai (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hirai in?
Hirai runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Hirai observe daylight saving time?
Hirai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hirai today?
Hirai sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 16:48 today, giving 10h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hirai tonight?
The moon phase over Hirai tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hirai?
The antipode of Hirai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.71° S, 40.16° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,142 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hirai?
Hirai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hirai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hirai, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.