Right now, local time in Kawai is 07:00 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kawai ranks #138198 worldwide by population and #2090 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
- 17:03
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 9h 52m (winter) – 14h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kawai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kawai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.25° S, 44.14° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 725 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kawai today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:53
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:02
- Isha
- 18:22
- Qibla direction
- 291.1° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Kawai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kawai sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Kawai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 384 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,801 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.25° N, 135.86° 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 | 14:00 | −17h |
| Chicago | 16:00 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 19:00 | −12h |
| London | 22:00 | −9h |
| Paris | 23:00 | −8h |
| Moscow | 01:00 | −6h |
| Dubai | 02:00 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 03:30 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 06:00 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 06:00 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 07:00 | same time |
| Sydney | 09:00 | +2h |
Best time to call Kawai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kawai local time:
Distances from Kawai
| Tokyo | 384 km | ENE (64°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,495 km | WSW (244°) |
| Singapore | 4,943 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 6,387 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 7,396 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,642 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 7,742 km | SSE (166°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,193 km | NE (53°) |
| London | 9,558 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 9,693 km | NNW (331°) |
| Chicago | 10,459 km | NNE (31°) |
| São Paulo | 18,801 km | NNE (12°) |
Cities near Kawai
- Takahara12 km · 07:00
- Shimoichi15 km · 07:00
- Yoshino-chō17 km · 07:00
- Shimobuchi17 km · 07:00
- Gojō19 km · 07:00
- Ogawa20 km · 07:00
- Kamitosa23 km · 07:00
- Kashiwara24 km · 07:00
FAQ
What time is it in Kawai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kawai (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kawai in?
Kawai runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kawai observe daylight saving time?
Kawai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kawai today?
Kawai sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kawai tonight?
The moon phase over Kawai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kawai?
The antipode of Kawai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.25° S, 44.14° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 725 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kawai?
Kawai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kawai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kawai, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.