Right now, local time in Nikkō is 23:26 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nikkō ranks #8046 worldwide by population and #373 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 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 10h 39m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 9h 38m (winter) – 14h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nikkō — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nikkō through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.75° S, 40.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,209 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nikkō today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 14:21
- Maghrib
- 16:44
- Isha
- 18:07
- Qibla direction
- 292.9° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Nikkō — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nikkō sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Nikkō's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 118 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,430 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.75° N, 139.62° 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 | 06:26 | −17h |
| Chicago | 08:26 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 11:26 | −12h |
| London | 14:26 | −9h |
| Paris | 15:26 | −8h |
| Moscow | 17:26 | −6h |
| Dubai | 18:26 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 19:56 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:26 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 22:26 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 23:26 | same time |
| Sydney | 01:26 | +2h |
Best time to call Nikkō
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nikkō local time:
Distances from Nikkō
| Tokyo | 118 km | S (177°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,924 km | WSW (244°) |
| Singapore | 5,383 km | SW (231°) |
| Mumbai | 6,716 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 7,379 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,885 km | WNW (288°) |
| Sydney | 7,944 km | S (170°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,755 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,448 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,603 km | NNW (333°) |
| Chicago | 10,043 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,430 km | NNE (24°) |
Cities near Nikkō
- Imaichi7 km · 23:26
- Kinugawa Onsen14 km · 23:26
- Kanuma25 km · 23:26
- Ōmiya22 km · 23:26
- Yaita29 km · 23:26
- Utsunomiya31 km · 23:26
- Ujiie32 km · 23:26
- Katashina33 km · 23:26
FAQ
What time is it in Nikkō right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nikkō (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nikkō in?
Nikkō runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Nikkō observe daylight saving time?
Nikkō does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nikkō today?
Nikkō sees sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 16:45 today, giving 10h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nikkō tonight?
The moon phase over Nikkō tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nikkō?
The antipode of Nikkō — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.75° S, 40.38° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,209 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nikkō?
Nikkō lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nikkō?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nikkō, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.