Right now, local time in Honchō is 05:34 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Honchō ranks #911 worldwide by population and #27 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
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Day length
- 10h 53m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 44m (winter) – 14h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Honchō — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Honchō through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.70° S, 40.01° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,151 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Honchō today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:32
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 14:25
- Maghrib
- 16:49
- Isha
- 18:10
- Qibla direction
- 293.2° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Honchō — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Honchō sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Honchō's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 27 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,521 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.70° N, 139.99° 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 | 13:34 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −12h |
| London | 20:34 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +2h |
Best time to call Honchō
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Honchō local time:
Distances from Honchō
| Tokyo | 27 km | W (267°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,904 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 5,337 km | SW (233°) |
| Mumbai | 6,755 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,493 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,823 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,952 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,793 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,568 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,723 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 10,122 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,521 km | NNE (27°) |
Cities near Honchō
FAQ
What time is it in Honchō right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Honchō (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Honchō in?
Honchō runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Honchō observe daylight saving time?
Honchō does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Honchō today?
Honchō sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 16:51 today, giving 10h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Honchō tonight?
The moon phase over Honchō tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Honchō?
The antipode of Honchō — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.70° S, 40.01° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,151 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Honchō?
Honchō lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Honchō?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Honchō, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.