Time now in Motosu, Japan 🇯🇵
18:08:34
Friday, October 30, 2026

Right now, local time in Motosu is 18:08 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Motosu ranks #17954 worldwide by population and #804 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 22m ahead of the sun
ISO week
Week 44

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
17:02
Day length
10h 49m
Solar noon
11:38
Daylight range
9h 45m (winter) – 14h 33m (summer)
Moon phase
🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% illuminated

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

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
35.4838° N, 136.6744° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Gifu
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Population
32,928 · #17954 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

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

Antipode coordinates
35.48° S, 43.33° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 868 km away
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Motosu today MWL

Fajr
04:47
Sunrise
06:13
Dhuhr
11:38
Asr
14:37
Maghrib
17:01
Isha
18:22
Qibla direction
291.4° from north (WNW (291°))

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

Motosu 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.

Motosu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 274 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,650 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.48° N, 136.67° 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 Angeles02:08−16h
Chicago04:08−14h
São Paulo06:08−12h
London09:08−9h
Paris10:08−8h
Moscow12:08−6h
Dubai13:08−5h
Mumbai14:38−3h 30m
Singapore17:08−1h
Hong Kong17:08−1h
Tokyo18:08same time
Sydney20:08+2h

Best time to call Motosu

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

Cities sharing Motosu's time zone

Other cities in Japan

Distances from Motosu

Tokyo274 kmE (84°)
Hong Kong2,624 kmWSW (242°)
Singapore5,090 kmSW (229°)
Mumbai6,457 kmW (272°)
Moscow7,332 kmNW (323°)
Dubai7,674 kmWNW (287°)
Sydney7,859 kmSSE (167°)
Los Angeles9,052 kmNE (54°)
London9,466 kmNNW (335°)
Paris9,607 kmNNW (332°)
Chicago10,303 kmNNE (31°)
São Paulo18,650 kmNNE (14°)

Cities near Motosu

FAQ

What time is it in Motosu right now?

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

What time zone is Motosu in?

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

Does Motosu observe daylight saving time?

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

What time is sunrise and sunset in Motosu today?

Motosu sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 17:02 today, giving 10h 49m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Motosu tonight?

The moon phase over Motosu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 81.1% illumination.

What is the antipode of Motosu?

The antipode of Motosu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.48° S, 43.33° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 868 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Motosu?

Motosu lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Motosu?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Motosu, clocks run about 22 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.