Right now, local time in Kagoshima is 09:06 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kagoshima ranks #991 worldwide by population and #29 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 behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Day length
- 10h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 10h 05m (winter) – 14h 12m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 56% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kagoshima — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kagoshima through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.57° S, 49.45° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, about 164 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 21:06 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kagoshima today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:05
- Maghrib
- 17:28
- Isha
- 18:46
- Qibla direction
- 288.8° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Kagoshima — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kagoshima sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Kagoshima's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 962 km away; even São Paulo lies some 19,081 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.57° N, 130.55° 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 | 16:06 | −17h |
| Chicago | 18:06 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 21:06 | −12h |
| London | 00:06 | −9h |
| Paris | 01:06 | −8h |
| Moscow | 03:06 | −6h |
| Dubai | 04:06 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 05:36 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:06 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 08:06 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 09:06 | same time |
| Sydney | 11:06 | +2h |
Best time to call Kagoshima
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kagoshima local time:
Cities sharing Kagoshima's time zone
Distances from Kagoshima
| Tokyo | 962 km | ENE (59°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,918 km | WSW (242°) |
| Singapore | 4,377 km | SW (225°) |
| Mumbai | 5,899 km | W (271°) |
| Dubai | 7,249 km | WNW (286°) |
| Moscow | 7,328 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,591 km | SSE (162°) |
| London | 9,599 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,704 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,767 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,962 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 19,081 km | NNW (342°) |
Cities near Kagoshima
- Ijūin15 km · 09:06
- Tarumizu17 km · 09:06
- Umeki19 km · 09:06
- Hioki19 km · 09:06
- Kajiki22 km · 09:06
- Aira23 km · 09:06
- Hamanoichi24 km · 09:06
- Minamikyushu26 km · 09:06
FAQ
What time is it in Kagoshima right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kagoshima (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kagoshima in?
Kagoshima runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kagoshima observe daylight saving time?
Kagoshima does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kagoshima today?
Kagoshima sees sunrise at 06:35 and sunset at 17:29 today, giving 10h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kagoshima tonight?
The moon phase over Kagoshima tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 55.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kagoshima?
The antipode of Kagoshima — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.57° S, 49.45° W. It falls on land, near Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, about 164 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kagoshima?
Kagoshima lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kagoshima?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kagoshima, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.