Right now, local time in Kobe is 05:31 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kobe ranks #323 worldwide by population and #8 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 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Day length
- 10h 55m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 9h 50m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kobe — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kobe through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.69° S, 44.82° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 708 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kobe today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:10
- Isha
- 18:30
- Qibla direction
- 290.7° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Kobe — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kobe 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.
Kobe's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 424 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,764 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.69° N, 135.18° 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 | 13:31 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −12h |
| London | 20:31 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +2h |
Best time to call Kobe
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kobe local time:
Distances from Kobe
| Tokyo | 424 km | ENE (74°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,463 km | WSW (242°) |
| Singapore | 4,929 km | SW (228°) |
| Mumbai | 6,324 km | W (271°) |
| Moscow | 7,319 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,569 km | WNW (286°) |
| Sydney | 7,804 km | SSE (166°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,213 km | NE (53°) |
| London | 9,487 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 9,620 km | NNW (331°) |
| Chicago | 10,448 km | NNE (30°) |
| São Paulo | 18,764 km | N (9°) |
Cities near Kobe
- Ashiya12 km · 05:31
- Nishinomiya14 km · 05:31
- Akashi17 km · 05:31
- Sandachō22 km · 05:31
- Takarazuka20 km · 05:31
- Miki22 km · 05:31
- Amagasaki22 km · 05:31
- Itami22 km · 05:31
FAQ
What time is it in Kobe right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kobe (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kobe in?
Kobe runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kobe observe daylight saving time?
Kobe does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kobe today?
Kobe sees sunrise at 06:16 and sunset at 17:11 today, giving 10h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kobe tonight?
The moon phase over Kobe tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kobe?
The antipode of Kobe — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.69° S, 44.82° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 708 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kobe?
Kobe lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kobe?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kobe, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.