Right now, local time in Hirao is 09:57 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hirao ranks #40139 worldwide by population and #1409 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 4m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Day length
- 10h 51m
- Solar noon
- 11:56
- Daylight range
- 9h 53m (winter) – 14h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hirao — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hirao through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.94° S, 47.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mostardas, Brazil, about 421 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:57 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hirao today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:05
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:56
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:40
- Qibla direction
- 289.2° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Hirao — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hirao sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Hirao's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 722 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,853 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.94° N, 132.07° 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 | 17:57 | −16h |
| Chicago | 19:57 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 21:57 | −12h |
| London | 00:57 | −9h |
| Paris | 01:57 | −8h |
| Moscow | 03:57 | −6h |
| Dubai | 04:57 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 06:27 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:57 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 08:57 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 09:57 | same time |
| Sydney | 11:57 | +2h |
Best time to call Hirao
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hirao local time:
Distances from Hirao
| Tokyo | 722 km | ENE (72°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,174 km | WSW (238°) |
| Singapore | 4,664 km | SW (225°) |
| Mumbai | 6,039 km | W (270°) |
| Moscow | 7,209 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,317 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,800 km | SSE (163°) |
| London | 9,432 km | NNW (332°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,491 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 9,551 km | NNW (330°) |
| Chicago | 10,662 km | NNE (29°) |
| São Paulo | 18,853 km | N (353°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Hirao right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hirao (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hirao in?
Hirao runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Hirao observe daylight saving time?
Hirao does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hirao today?
Hirao sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 17:22 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hirao tonight?
The moon phase over Hirao tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hirao?
The antipode of Hirao — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.94° S, 47.93° W. It falls on land, near Mostardas, Brazil, about 421 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hirao?
Hirao lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hirao?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hirao, clocks run about 4 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.