Time now in Ōkawara, Japan 🇯🇵
02:58:21
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Right now, local time in Ōkawara is 02:58 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Ōkawara ranks #24007 worldwide by population and #1021 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 39m ahead of the sun
ISO week
Week 45

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
16:38
Day length
10h 33m
Solar noon
11:21
Daylight range
9h 31m (winter) – 14h 49m (summer)
Moon phase
🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated

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

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
38.0500° N, 140.7336° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Miyagi
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Population
23,618 · #24007 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

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

Antipode coordinates
38.05° S, 39.27° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 1,329 km away
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Ōkawara today MWL

Fajr
04:35
Sunrise
06:04
Dhuhr
11:22
Asr
14:13
Maghrib
16:36
Isha
18:01
Qibla direction
293.4° from north (WNW (293°))

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

Ōkawara sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.

Ōkawara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 278 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,258 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.05° N, 140.73° 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 Angeles09:58−17h
Chicago11:58−15h
São Paulo14:58−12h
London17:58−9h
Paris18:58−8h
Moscow20:58−6h
Dubai21:58−5h
Mumbai23:28−3h 30m
Singapore01:58−1h
Hong Kong01:58−1h
Tokyo02:58same time
Sydney04:58+2h

Best time to call Ōkawara

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

Cities sharing Ōkawara's time zone

Other cities in Japan

Distances from Ōkawara

Tokyo278 kmSSW (200°)
Hong Kong3,077 kmWSW (243°)
Singapore5,550 kmSW (232°)
Mumbai6,809 kmW (272°)
Moscow7,323 kmNW (323°)
Dubai7,934 kmWNW (288°)
Sydney8,070 kmS (171°)
Los Angeles8,592 kmENE (56°)
London9,355 kmNNW (337°)
Paris9,517 kmNNW (334°)
Chicago9,868 kmNE (34°)
São Paulo18,258 kmNNE (26°)

Cities near Ōkawara

FAQ

What time is it in Ōkawara right now?

The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ōkawara (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.

What time zone is Ōkawara in?

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

Does Ōkawara observe daylight saving time?

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

What time is sunrise and sunset in Ōkawara today?

Ōkawara sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 16:38 today, giving 10h 33m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Ōkawara tonight?

The moon phase over Ōkawara tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.

What is the antipode of Ōkawara?

The antipode of Ōkawara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.05° S, 39.27° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 1,329 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Ōkawara?

Ōkawara lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Ōkawara?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ōkawara, clocks run about 39 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.