Right now, local time in Kurume is 21:41 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kurume ranks #1988 worldwide by population and #87 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 10h 50m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 9h 57m (winter) – 14h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kurume — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kurume through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.32° S, 49.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tavares, Brazil, about 272 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 09:41 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kurume today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 15:03
- Maghrib
- 17:26
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 288.5° from north (WNW (288°))
Full prayer timetable for Kurume — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kurume sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 50m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Kurume's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 881 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,894 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.32° N, 130.52° 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 | 04:41 | −17h |
| Chicago | 06:41 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 09:41 | −12h |
| London | 12:41 | −9h |
| Paris | 13:41 | −8h |
| Moscow | 15:41 | −6h |
| Dubai | 16:41 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 18:11 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:41 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 20:41 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 21:41 | same time |
| Sydney | 23:41 | +2h |
Best time to call Kurume
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kurume local time:
Distances from Kurume
| Tokyo | 881 km | ENE (70°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,015 km | WSW (237°) |
| Singapore | 4,514 km | SW (224°) |
| Mumbai | 5,895 km | W (270°) |
| Moscow | 7,173 km | NW (321°) |
| Dubai | 7,195 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,777 km | SSE (162°) |
| London | 9,426 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,536 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,646 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,791 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 18,894 km | NNW (345°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Kurume right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kurume (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kurume in?
Kurume runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Kurume observe daylight saving time?
Kurume does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kurume today?
Kurume sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 10h 50m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kurume tonight?
The moon phase over Kurume tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kurume?
The antipode of Kurume — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.32° S, 49.48° W. It falls on land, near Tavares, Brazil, about 272 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kurume?
Kurume lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kurume?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kurume, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.