Right now, local time in Karatsu is 05:54 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karatsu ranks #5289 worldwide by population and #248 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 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Day length
- 10h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 9h 56m (winter) – 14h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 67% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karatsu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karatsu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.44° S, 50.03° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tavares, Brazil, about 260 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:54 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karatsu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 15:06
- Maghrib
- 17:29
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 288.2° from north (WNW (288°))
Full prayer timetable for Karatsu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karatsu sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Karatsu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 924 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,866 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.44° N, 129.97° 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 | 13:54 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:54 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:54 | −12h |
| London | 20:54 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:54 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:54 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:54 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:24 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:54 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:54 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:54 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:54 | +2h |
Best time to call Karatsu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karatsu local time:
Cities sharing Karatsu's time zone
Distances from Karatsu
| Tokyo | 924 km | ENE (72°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,981 km | SW (235°) |
| Singapore | 4,490 km | SW (223°) |
| Mumbai | 5,844 km | W (269°) |
| Moscow | 7,131 km | NW (321°) |
| Dubai | 7,143 km | WNW (284°) |
| Sydney | 7,807 km | SSE (161°) |
| London | 9,390 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 9,498 km | NNW (328°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,677 km | NE (50°) |
| Chicago | 10,802 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 18,866 km | NNW (342°) |
Cities near Karatsu
- Moroura10 km · 05:54
- Imari18 km · 05:54
- Imarichō-kō21 km · 05:54
- Taku23 km · 05:54
- Itoshima23 km · 05:54
- Takeo28 km · 05:54
- Maebaru-chūō25 km · 05:54
- Arita30 km · 05:54
FAQ
What time is it in Karatsu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karatsu (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Karatsu in?
Karatsu runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Karatsu observe daylight saving time?
Karatsu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karatsu today?
Karatsu sees sunrise at 06:39 and sunset at 17:30 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karatsu tonight?
The moon phase over Karatsu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 67.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karatsu?
The antipode of Karatsu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.44° S, 50.03° W. It falls on land, near Tavares, Brazil, about 260 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karatsu?
Karatsu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karatsu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karatsu, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.