Right now, local time in Kumamoto is 05:34 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kumamoto ranks #782 worldwide by population and #20 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 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 11h 00m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 9h 59m (winter) – 14h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kumamoto — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kumamoto through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.81° S, 49.31° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mostardas, Brazil, about 242 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:34 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kumamoto today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 17:30
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 288.7° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Kumamoto — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kumamoto sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 00m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Kumamoto's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 887 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,953 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.81° N, 130.69° 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 | 13:34 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −12h |
| London | 20:34 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +2h |
Best time to call Kumamoto
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kumamoto local time:
Cities sharing Kumamoto's time zone
Distances from Kumamoto
| Tokyo | 887 km | ENE (66°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,999 km | WSW (238°) |
| Singapore | 4,485 km | SW (224°) |
| Mumbai | 5,911 km | W (270°) |
| Dubai | 7,226 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,228 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,718 km | SSE (162°) |
| London | 9,484 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,593 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,670 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,833 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 18,953 km | NNW (345°) |
Cities near Kumamoto
FAQ
What time is it in Kumamoto right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kumamoto (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kumamoto in?
Kumamoto runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kumamoto observe daylight saving time?
Kumamoto does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kumamoto today?
Kumamoto sees sunrise at 06:32 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 11h 00m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kumamoto tonight?
The moon phase over Kumamoto tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kumamoto?
The antipode of Kumamoto — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.81° S, 49.31° W. It falls on land, near Mostardas, Brazil, about 242 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kumamoto?
Kumamoto lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kumamoto?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kumamoto, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.