Right now, local time in Okinawa is 06:52 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Okinawa ranks #4304 worldwide by population and #199 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Day length
- 11h 11m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 10h 29m (winter) – 13h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 76% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Okinawa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Okinawa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.34° S, 52.20° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Clevelândia, Brazil, about 17 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 18:52 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Okinawa today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 17:48
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 288.6° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Okinawa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Okinawa sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 11m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Okinawa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Hong Kong, 1,451 km away; even São Paulo lies some 19,374 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.34° N, 127.80° 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 | 14:52 | −16h |
| Chicago | 16:52 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 18:52 | −12h |
| London | 21:52 | −9h |
| Paris | 22:52 | −8h |
| Moscow | 00:52 | −6h |
| Dubai | 01:52 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 03:22 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:52 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 05:52 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 06:52 | same time |
| Sydney | 08:52 | +2h |
Best time to call Okinawa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Okinawa local time:
Cities sharing Okinawa's time zone
Distances from Okinawa
| Hong Kong | 1,451 km | WSW (255°) |
| Tokyo | 1,536 km | NE (44°) |
| Singapore | 3,780 km | SW (227°) |
| Mumbai | 5,655 km | W (274°) |
| Sydney | 7,136 km | SSE (159°) |
| Dubai | 7,154 km | WNW (287°) |
| Moscow | 7,626 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 9,980 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 10,058 km | NNW (328°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,346 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 11,601 km | NNE (26°) |
| São Paulo | 19,374 km | WNW (298°) |
Cities near Okinawa
FAQ
What time is it in Okinawa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Okinawa (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Okinawa in?
Okinawa runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Okinawa observe daylight saving time?
Okinawa does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Okinawa today?
Okinawa sees sunrise at 06:38 and sunset at 17:49 today, giving 11h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Okinawa tonight?
The moon phase over Okinawa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 76.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Okinawa?
The antipode of Okinawa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.34° S, 52.20° W. It falls on land, near Clevelândia, Brazil, about 17 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Okinawa?
Okinawa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Okinawa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Okinawa, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.