Right now, local time in Minamata is 02:27 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Minamata ranks #19859 worldwide by population and #881 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Day length
- 10h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 10h 02m (winter) – 14h 16m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Minamata — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Minamata through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.22° S, 49.60° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mostardas, Brazil, about 175 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 14:27 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Minamata today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 17:27
- Isha
- 18:45
- Qibla direction
- 288.6° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Minamata — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Minamata 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.
Minamata's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 939 km away; even São Paulo lies some 19,008 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.22° N, 130.40° 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 | 09:27 | −17h |
| Chicago | 11:27 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 14:27 | −12h |
| London | 17:27 | −9h |
| Paris | 18:27 | −8h |
| Moscow | 20:27 | −6h |
| Dubai | 21:27 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 22:57 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:27 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 01:27 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 02:27 | same time |
| Sydney | 04:27 | +2h |
Best time to call Minamata
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Minamata local time:
Cities sharing Minamata's time zone
Distances from Minamata
| Tokyo | 939 km | ENE (63°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,941 km | WSW (240°) |
| Singapore | 4,419 km | SW (224°) |
| Mumbai | 5,884 km | W (270°) |
| Dubai | 7,216 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,263 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,665 km | SSE (162°) |
| London | 9,529 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,635 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,732 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,904 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 19,008 km | NNW (342°) |
Cities near Minamata
- Tsunagi7 km · 02:27
- Sashiki14 km · 02:27
- Izumi15 km · 02:27
- Takanosu20 km · 02:27
- Isshōchi23 km · 02:27
- Isa26 km · 02:27
- Ōkuchi-shinohara27 km · 02:27
- Kamiamakusa30 km · 02:27
FAQ
What time is it in Minamata right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Minamata (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Minamata in?
Minamata runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Minamata observe daylight saving time?
Minamata does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Minamata today?
Minamata sees sunrise at 06:37 and sunset at 17:28 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Minamata tonight?
The moon phase over Minamata tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Minamata?
The antipode of Minamata — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.22° S, 49.60° W. It falls on land, near Mostardas, Brazil, about 175 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Minamata?
Minamata lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Minamata?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Minamata, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.