Right now, local time in Kotō is 21:40 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kotō ranks #1089 worldwide by population and #33 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
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 10h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 9h 59m (winter) – 14h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kotō — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kotō through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.78° S, 49.25° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mostardas, Brazil, about 243 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:40 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kotō today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:03
- Maghrib
- 17:26
- Isha
- 18:44
- Qibla direction
- 288.7° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Kotō — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kotō 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.
Kotō's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 883 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,957 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.78° N, 130.75° 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 | 04:40 | −17h |
| Chicago | 06:40 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 09:40 | −12h |
| London | 12:40 | −9h |
| Paris | 13:40 | −8h |
| Moscow | 15:40 | −6h |
| Dubai | 16:40 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 18:10 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:40 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 20:40 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 21:40 | same time |
| Sydney | 23:40 | +2h |
Best time to call Kotō
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kotō local time:
Distances from Kotō
| Tokyo | 883 km | ENE (66°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,001 km | WSW (239°) |
| Singapore | 4,486 km | SW (224°) |
| Mumbai | 5,916 km | W (270°) |
| Dubai | 7,231 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,234 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,714 km | SSE (162°) |
| London | 9,489 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,598 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,668 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,834 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 18,957 km | NNW (345°) |
Cities near Kotō
FAQ
What time is it in Kotō right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kotō (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kotō in?
Kotō runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kotō observe daylight saving time?
Kotō does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kotō today?
Kotō sees sunrise at 06:36 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kotō tonight?
The moon phase over Kotō tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kotō?
The antipode of Kotō — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.78° S, 49.25° W. It falls on land, near Mostardas, Brazil, about 243 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kotō?
Kotō lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kotō?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kotō, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.