Right now, local time in Kōchi is 12:17 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kōchi ranks #55550 worldwide by population and #1636 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 31m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Day length
- 10h 44m
- Solar noon
- 11:29
- Daylight range
- 9h 50m (winter) – 14h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kōchi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kōchi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.70° S, 41.06° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,006 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kōchi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:41
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:29
- Asr
- 14:26
- Maghrib
- 16:49
- Isha
- 18:10
- Qibla direction
- 292.7° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Kōchi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kōchi 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.
Kōchi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 130 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,663 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.70° N, 138.94° 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 | 19:17 | −17h |
| Chicago | 21:17 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 00:17 | −12h |
| London | 03:17 | −9h |
| Paris | 04:17 | −8h |
| Moscow | 06:17 | −6h |
| Dubai | 07:17 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 08:47 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 11:17 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 11:17 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 12:17 | same time |
| Sydney | 14:17 | +2h |
Best time to call Kōchi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kōchi local time:
Distances from Kōchi
| Tokyo | 130 km | NNE (32°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,773 km | WSW (247°) |
| Singapore | 5,194 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,666 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,525 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,731 km | S (169°) |
| Dubai | 7,896 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,935 km | NE (55°) |
| London | 9,631 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,779 km | NNW (333°) |
| Chicago | 10,268 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,663 km | NNE (25°) |
Cities near Kōchi
FAQ
What time is it in Kōchi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kōchi (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kōchi in?
Kōchi runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kōchi observe daylight saving time?
Kōchi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kōchi today?
Kōchi sees sunrise at 06:07 and sunset at 16:50 today, giving 10h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kōchi tonight?
The moon phase over Kōchi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kōchi?
The antipode of Kōchi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.70° S, 41.06° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,006 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kōchi?
Kōchi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kōchi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kōchi, clocks run about 31 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.