Right now, local time in Kitakyushu is 19:32 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kitakyushu ranks #614 worldwide by population and #14 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Day length
- 10h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 9h 54m (winter) – 14h 24m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 51% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kitakyushu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kitakyushu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.85° S, 49.15° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tavares, Brazil, about 338 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 07:32 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kitakyushu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:01
- Maghrib
- 17:24
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 288.6° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Kitakyushu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kitakyushu sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Kitakyushu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 833 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,844 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.85° N, 130.85° 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 | 02:32 | −17h |
| Chicago | 04:32 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 07:32 | −12h |
| London | 10:32 | −9h |
| Paris | 11:32 | −8h |
| Moscow | 13:32 | −6h |
| Dubai | 14:32 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 16:02 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:32 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 18:32 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 19:32 | same time |
| Sydney | 21:32 | +2h |
Best time to call Kitakyushu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kitakyushu local time:
Cities sharing Kitakyushu's time zone
Distances from Kitakyushu
| Tokyo | 833 km | ENE (73°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,074 km | SW (236°) |
| Singapore | 4,579 km | SW (224°) |
| Mumbai | 5,926 km | W (269°) |
| Moscow | 7,146 km | NW (321°) |
| Dubai | 7,210 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,824 km | SSE (162°) |
| London | 9,388 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,501 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,585 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,724 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 18,844 km | NNW (347°) |
Cities near Kitakyushu
FAQ
What time is it in Kitakyushu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kitakyushu (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kitakyushu in?
Kitakyushu runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kitakyushu observe daylight saving time?
Kitakyushu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kitakyushu today?
Kitakyushu sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 17:25 today, giving 10h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kitakyushu tonight?
The moon phase over Kitakyushu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kitakyushu?
The antipode of Kitakyushu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.85° S, 49.15° W. It falls on land, near Tavares, Brazil, about 338 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kitakyushu?
Kitakyushu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kitakyushu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kitakyushu, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.