Right now, local time in Hōfu is 00:16 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hōfu ranks #5333 worldwide by population and #250 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 10h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 9h 53m (winter) – 14h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hōfu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hōfu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.05° S, 48.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tavares, Brazil, about 395 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:16 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hōfu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:19
- Isha
- 18:39
- Qibla direction
- 288.9° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Hōfu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hōfu 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.
Hōfu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 763 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,834 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.05° N, 131.57° 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 | 07:16 | −17h |
| Chicago | 09:16 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 12:16 | −12h |
| London | 15:16 | −9h |
| Paris | 16:16 | −8h |
| Moscow | 18:16 | −6h |
| Dubai | 19:16 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 20:46 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:16 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 23:16 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 00:16 | same time |
| Sydney | 02:16 | +2h |
Best time to call Hōfu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hōfu local time:
Distances from Hōfu
| Tokyo | 763 km | ENE (74°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,141 km | WSW (237°) |
| Singapore | 4,640 km | SW (224°) |
| Mumbai | 5,992 km | W (270°) |
| Moscow | 7,170 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,268 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,825 km | SSE (163°) |
| London | 9,400 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,516 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,519 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,673 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 18,834 km | N (351°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Hōfu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hōfu (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hōfu in?
Hōfu runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Hōfu observe daylight saving time?
Hōfu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hōfu today?
Hōfu sees sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 10h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hōfu tonight?
The moon phase over Hōfu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hōfu?
The antipode of Hōfu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.05° S, 48.43° W. It falls on land, near Tavares, Brazil, about 395 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hōfu?
Hōfu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hōfu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hōfu, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.