Right now, local time in Hongū is 02:29 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hongū ranks #80590 worldwide by population and #1880 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 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Day length
- 10h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 9h 54m (winter) – 14h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hongū — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hongū through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.83° S, 44.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 691 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hongū today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 14:41
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 18:23
- Qibla direction
- 291.1° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Hongū — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hongū 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.
Hongū's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 414 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,848 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.83° N, 135.77° 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 | 09:29 | −17h |
| Chicago | 11:29 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 14:29 | −12h |
| London | 17:29 | −9h |
| Paris | 18:29 | −8h |
| Moscow | 20:29 | −6h |
| Dubai | 21:29 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 22:59 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:29 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 01:29 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 02:29 | same time |
| Sydney | 04:29 | +2h |
Best time to call Hongū
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hongū local time:
Distances from Hongū
| Tokyo | 414 km | ENE (59°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,467 km | WSW (244°) |
| Singapore | 4,907 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 6,380 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 7,427 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,648 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 7,699 km | SSE (166°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,228 km | NE (53°) |
| London | 9,596 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 9,729 km | NNW (331°) |
| Chicago | 10,503 km | NNE (31°) |
| São Paulo | 18,848 km | NNE (12°) |
Cities near Hongū
FAQ
What time is it in Hongū right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hongū (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hongū in?
Hongū runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Hongū observe daylight saving time?
Hongū does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hongū today?
Hongū sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 17:04 today, giving 10h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hongū tonight?
The moon phase over Hongū tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hongū?
The antipode of Hongū — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.83° S, 44.23° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 691 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hongū?
Hongū lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hongū?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hongū, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.