Right now, local time in Sakai is 04:09 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sakai ranks #23496 worldwide by population and #1008 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 35m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 10h 39m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sakai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sakai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.10° S, 40.20° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,169 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sakai today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 14:21
- Maghrib
- 16:43
- Isha
- 18:05
- Qibla direction
- 293.0° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Sakai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sakai 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.
Sakai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 47 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,489 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.10° N, 139.80° 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 | 11:09 | −17h |
| Chicago | 13:09 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 16:09 | −12h |
| London | 19:09 | −9h |
| Paris | 20:09 | −8h |
| Moscow | 22:09 | −6h |
| Dubai | 23:09 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 00:39 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:09 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 03:09 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 04:09 | same time |
| Sydney | 06:09 | +2h |
Best time to call Sakai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sakai local time:
Distances from Sakai
| Tokyo | 47 km | SSW (192°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,907 km | WSW (245°) |
| Singapore | 5,351 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,736 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,447 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,870 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,922 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,782 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,521 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,675 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 10,094 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,489 km | NNE (26°) |
Cities near Sakai
FAQ
What time is it in Sakai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sakai (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sakai in?
Sakai runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sakai observe daylight saving time?
Sakai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sakai today?
Sakai sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 16:45 today, giving 10h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sakai tonight?
The moon phase over Sakai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sakai?
The antipode of Sakai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.10° S, 40.20° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,169 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sakai?
Sakai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sakai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sakai, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.