Right now, local time in Minato is 22:38 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Minato ranks #1598 worldwide by population and #64 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 16m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 10h 49m
- Solar noon
- 11:44
- Daylight range
- 9h 52m (winter) – 14h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 60% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Minato — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Minato through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.22° S, 44.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 671 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Minato today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Dhuhr
- 11:44
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:07
- Isha
- 18:27
- Qibla direction
- 290.7° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Minato — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Minato sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Minato's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 445 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,817 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.22° N, 135.15° 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 | 05:38 | −17h |
| Chicago | 07:38 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 10:38 | −12h |
| London | 13:38 | −9h |
| Paris | 14:38 | −8h |
| Moscow | 16:38 | −6h |
| Dubai | 17:38 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 19:08 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:38 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 21:38 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 22:38 | same time |
| Sydney | 00:38 | +2h |
Best time to call Minato
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Minato local time:
Distances from Minato
| Tokyo | 445 km | ENE (67°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,436 km | WSW (243°) |
| Singapore | 4,892 km | SW (228°) |
| Mumbai | 6,322 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 7,359 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,581 km | WNW (286°) |
| Sydney | 7,754 km | SSE (166°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,248 km | NE (53°) |
| London | 9,533 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 9,664 km | NNW (331°) |
| Chicago | 10,496 km | NNE (30°) |
| São Paulo | 18,817 km | N (9°) |
Cities near Minato
FAQ
What time is it in Minato right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Minato (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Minato in?
Minato runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Minato observe daylight saving time?
Minato does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Minato today?
Minato sees sunrise at 06:19 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 10h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Minato tonight?
The moon phase over Minato tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 60.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Minato?
The antipode of Minato — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.22° S, 44.85° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 671 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Minato?
Minato lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Minato?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Minato, clocks run about 16 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.