Right now, local time in Honchō is 07:38 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Honchō ranks #69002 worldwide by population and #1799 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 52m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Day length
- 10h 12m
- Solar noon
- 11:08
- Daylight range
- 8h 55m (winter) – 15h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% 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
- 43.70° S, 35.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 1,177 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
- 04:24
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:08
- Asr
- 13:49
- Maghrib
- 16:13
- Isha
- 17:45
- Qibla direction
- 295.0° from north (WNW (295°))
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 12m 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, 965 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,572 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.70° N, 144.02° 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 | 14:38 | −17h |
| Chicago | 16:38 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 19:38 | −12h |
| London | 22:38 | −9h |
| Paris | 23:38 | −8h |
| Moscow | 01:38 | −6h |
| Dubai | 02:38 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 04:08 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:38 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 06:38 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 07:38 | same time |
| Sydney | 09:38 | +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 | 965 km | SSW (204°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,625 km | WSW (239°) |
| Singapore | 6,157 km | SW (232°) |
| Moscow | 6,989 km | NW (323°) |
| Mumbai | 7,063 km | W (272°) |
| Dubai | 8,003 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,025 km | ENE (60°) |
| Sydney | 8,657 km | S (174°) |
| London | 8,880 km | NNW (338°) |
| Paris | 9,066 km | NNW (336°) |
| Chicago | 9,194 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 17,572 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 45.
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 06:02 and sunset at 16:14 today, giving 10h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Honchō tonight?
The moon phase over Honchō tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Honchō?
The antipode of Honchō — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.70° S, 35.98° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, roughly 1,177 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 52 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.