Right now, local time in Hiroshima is 05:32 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hiroshima ranks #455 worldwide by population and #11 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 5m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Day length
- 10h 56m
- Solar noon
- 11:55
- Daylight range
- 9h 51m (winter) – 14h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hiroshima — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hiroshima through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.40° S, 47.55° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mostardas, Brazil, about 483 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:32 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hiroshima today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:02
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Dhuhr
- 11:55
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:21
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 289.3° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Hiroshima — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hiroshima sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 56m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Hiroshima's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 674 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,805 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.40° N, 132.45° 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 | 13:32 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −12h |
| London | 20:32 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +2h |
Best time to call Hiroshima
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hiroshima local time:
Cities sharing Hiroshima's time zone
Distances from Hiroshima
| Tokyo | 674 km | ENE (76°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,231 km | WSW (238°) |
| Singapore | 4,725 km | SW (225°) |
| Mumbai | 6,074 km | W (270°) |
| Moscow | 7,190 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,337 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,839 km | SSE (164°) |
| London | 9,403 km | NNW (333°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,432 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 9,524 km | NNW (330°) |
| Chicago | 10,600 km | NNE (29°) |
| São Paulo | 18,805 km | N (356°) |
Cities near Hiroshima
FAQ
What time is it in Hiroshima right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hiroshima (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hiroshima in?
Hiroshima runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Hiroshima observe daylight saving time?
Hiroshima does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hiroshima today?
Hiroshima sees sunrise at 06:27 and sunset at 17:23 today, giving 10h 56m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hiroshima tonight?
The moon phase over Hiroshima tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hiroshima?
The antipode of Hiroshima — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.40° S, 47.55° W. It falls on land, near Mostardas, Brazil, about 483 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hiroshima?
Hiroshima lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hiroshima?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hiroshima, clocks run about 5 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.