Time now in Minakami, Japan 🇯🇵
17:02:05
Sunday, November 1, 2026

Right now, local time in Minakami is 17:02 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Minakami ranks #29363 worldwide by population and #1170 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 32m ahead of the sun
ISO week
Week 44

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
06:08
Sunset
16:49
Day length
10h 41m
Solar noon
11:28
Daylight range
9h 39m (winter) – 14h 40m (summer)
Moon phase
🌖 Waning Gibbous · 63% illuminated

Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Minakami — golden hour, twilight and month view →

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
36.6882° N, 138.9863° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Gunma
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Population
18,383 · #29363 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

Dig straight down from Minakami through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.

Antipode coordinates
36.69° S, 41.01° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 1,114 km away
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Minakami today MWL

Fajr
04:40
Sunrise
06:07
Dhuhr
11:29
Asr
14:25
Maghrib
16:48
Isha
18:10
Qibla direction
292.5° from north (WNW (293°))

Full prayer timetable for Minakami — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →

Minakami sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.

Minakami's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 128 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,458 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.69° N, 138.99° 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 Angeles01:02−16h
Chicago02:02−15h
São Paulo05:02−12h
London08:02−9h
Paris09:02−8h
Moscow11:02−6h
Dubai12:02−5h
Mumbai13:32−3h 30m
Singapore16:02−1h
Hong Kong16:02−1h
Tokyo17:02same time
Sydney19:02+2h

Best time to call Minakami

Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Minakami local time:

Cities sharing Minakami's time zone

Other cities in Japan

Distances from Minakami

Tokyo128 kmSSE (150°)
Hong Kong2,870 kmWSW (243°)
Singapore5,335 kmSW (231°)
Mumbai6,660 kmW (272°)
Moscow7,351 kmNW (323°)
Dubai7,833 kmWNW (287°)
Sydney7,947 kmS (169°)
Los Angeles8,805 kmNE (55°)
London9,431 kmNNW (336°)
Paris9,584 kmNNW (333°)
Chicago10,079 kmNNE (33°)
São Paulo18,458 kmNNE (22°)

Cities near Minakami

FAQ

What time is it in Minakami right now?

The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Minakami (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.

What time zone is Minakami in?

Minakami runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.

Does Minakami observe daylight saving time?

Minakami does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Minakami today?

Minakami sees sunrise at 06:08 and sunset at 16:49 today, giving 10h 41m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Minakami tonight?

The moon phase over Minakami tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.6% illumination.

What is the antipode of Minakami?

The antipode of Minakami — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.69° S, 41.01° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 1,114 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Minakami?

Minakami lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Minakami?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Minakami, clocks run about 32 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.