Right now, local time in Rausu is 05:19 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rausu ranks #65980 worldwide by population and #1765 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 56m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Day length
- 10h 11m
- Solar noon
- 11:04
- Daylight range
- 8h 53m (winter) – 15h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rausu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rausu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 44.02° S, 34.81° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 1,148 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rausu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:20
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:04
- Asr
- 13:43
- Maghrib
- 16:07
- Isha
- 17:40
- Qibla direction
- 295.8° from north (WNW (296°))
Full prayer timetable for Rausu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rausu sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 11m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Rausu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,038 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,497 km off. Its position on the globe is 44.02° N, 145.19° 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 | 12:19 | −17h |
| Chicago | 14:19 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 17:19 | −12h |
| London | 20:19 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:19 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:19 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:19 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 01:49 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:19 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:19 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:19 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:19 | +2h |
Best time to call Rausu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rausu local time:
Distances from Rausu
| Tokyo | 1,038 km | SSW (209°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,724 km | WSW (240°) |
| Singapore | 6,252 km | SW (233°) |
| Moscow | 7,017 km | NW (323°) |
| Mumbai | 7,156 km | W (272°) |
| Los Angeles | 7,926 km | ENE (60°) |
| Dubai | 8,081 km | WNW (289°) |
| Sydney | 8,682 km | S (175°) |
| London | 8,881 km | NNW (339°) |
| Paris | 9,072 km | NNW (336°) |
| Chicago | 9,110 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 17,497 km | NNE (29°) |
Cities near Rausu
- Shibetsu40 km · 05:19
- Nakashibetsu55 km · 05:19
- Honmachi44 km · 05:19
- Mizumotomachi52 km · 05:19
- Yuzhno-Kurilsk54 km · 07:19
- Otrada54 km · 07:19
- Koshimizu61 km · 05:19
- Nemuro83 km · 05:19
FAQ
What time is it in Rausu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rausu (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Rausu in?
Rausu runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Rausu observe daylight saving time?
Rausu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rausu today?
Rausu sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 16:09 today, giving 10h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rausu tonight?
The moon phase over Rausu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rausu?
The antipode of Rausu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 44.02° S, 34.81° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, roughly 1,148 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rausu?
Rausu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rausu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rausu, clocks run about 56 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.