Right now, local time in Kamakura is 23:37 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kamakura ranks #3565 worldwide by population and #160 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 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Day length
- 10h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 9h 46m (winter) – 14h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kamakura — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kamakura through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.31° S, 40.45° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,092 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kamakura today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 14:24
- Maghrib
- 16:47
- Isha
- 18:08
- Qibla direction
- 293.0° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Kamakura — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kamakura sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 44m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Kamakura's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 44 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,578 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.31° N, 139.55° 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 | 06:37 | −17h |
| Chicago | 08:37 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 11:37 | −12h |
| London | 14:37 | −9h |
| Paris | 15:37 | −8h |
| Moscow | 17:37 | −6h |
| Dubai | 18:37 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 20:07 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:37 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 22:37 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 23:37 | same time |
| Sydney | 01:37 | +2h |
Best time to call Kamakura
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kamakura local time:
Cities sharing Kamakura's time zone
Distances from Kamakura
| Tokyo | 44 km | NNE (17°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,851 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 5,279 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,718 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,504 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,788 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,928 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,851 km | NE (55°) |
| London | 9,592 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,744 km | NNW (333°) |
| Chicago | 10,180 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,578 km | NNE (26°) |
Cities near Kamakura
FAQ
What time is it in Kamakura right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kamakura (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kamakura in?
Kamakura runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kamakura observe daylight saving time?
Kamakura does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kamakura today?
Kamakura sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 16:48 today, giving 10h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kamakura tonight?
The moon phase over Kamakura tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kamakura?
The antipode of Kamakura — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.31° S, 40.45° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,092 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kamakura?
Kamakura lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kamakura?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kamakura, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.