Right now, local time in Hōjō is 11:33 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hōjō ranks #20737 worldwide by population and #913 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 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 9h 53m (winter) – 14h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 65% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hōjō — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hōjō through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.98° S, 47.22° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mostardas, Brazil, about 471 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:33 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hōjō today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:03
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 18:36
- Qibla direction
- 289.5° from north (WNW (290°))
Full prayer timetable for Hōjō — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hōjō sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Hōjō's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 659 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,854 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.98° N, 132.78° 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 | 19:33 | −16h |
| Chicago | 21:33 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 23:33 | −12h |
| London | 02:33 | −9h |
| Paris | 03:33 | −8h |
| Moscow | 05:33 | −6h |
| Dubai | 06:33 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 08:03 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:33 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 10:33 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 11:33 | same time |
| Sydney | 13:33 | +2h |
Best time to call Hōjō
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hōjō local time:
Distances from Hōjō
| Tokyo | 659 km | ENE (71°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,232 km | WSW (239°) |
| Singapore | 4,714 km | SW (226°) |
| Mumbai | 6,104 km | W (270°) |
| Moscow | 7,246 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,378 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,785 km | SSE (164°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,437 km | NE (52°) |
| London | 9,459 km | NNW (333°) |
| Paris | 9,580 km | NNW (330°) |
| Chicago | 10,627 km | NNE (29°) |
| São Paulo | 18,854 km | N (357°) |
Cities near Hōjō
- Matsuyama15 km · 11:33
- Masaki-chō22 km · 11:33
- Haramachi23 km · 11:33
- Tōon23 km · 11:33
- Iyo26 km · 11:33
- Imabari23 km · 11:33
- Sakaridani35 km · 11:33
- Kure34 km · 11:33
FAQ
What time is it in Hōjō right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hōjō (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Hōjō in?
Hōjō runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Hōjō observe daylight saving time?
Hōjō does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hōjō today?
Hōjō sees sunrise at 06:28 and sunset at 17:18 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hōjō tonight?
The moon phase over Hōjō tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 64.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hōjō?
The antipode of Hōjō — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.98° S, 47.22° W. It falls on land, near Mostardas, Brazil, about 471 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hōjō?
Hōjō lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hōjō?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hōjō, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.