Right now, local time in Sakamoto is 13:36 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sakamoto ranks #39787 worldwide by population and #1407 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Day length
- 10h 38m
- Solar noon
- 11:21
- Daylight range
- 9h 32m (winter) – 14h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 64% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sakamoto — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sakamoto through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.92° S, 39.10° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 1,331 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sakamoto today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:33
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Dhuhr
- 11:21
- Asr
- 14:15
- Maghrib
- 16:38
- Isha
- 18:02
- Qibla direction
- 293.5° from north (WNW (294°))
Full prayer timetable for Sakamoto — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sakamoto sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Sakamoto's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 270 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,265 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.92° N, 140.90° 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 | 21:36 | −16h |
| Chicago | 23:36 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 01:36 | −12h |
| London | 04:36 | −9h |
| Paris | 05:36 | −8h |
| Moscow | 07:36 | −6h |
| Dubai | 08:36 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 10:06 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 12:36 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 12:36 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 13:36 | same time |
| Sydney | 15:36 | +2h |
Best time to call Sakamoto
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sakamoto local time:
Cities sharing Sakamoto's time zone
Distances from Sakamoto
| Tokyo | 270 km | SSW (204°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,083 km | WSW (243°) |
| Singapore | 5,552 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,824 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,344 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,953 km | WNW (288°) |
| Sydney | 8,053 km | S (171°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,588 km | ENE (57°) |
| London | 9,374 km | NNW (337°) |
| Paris | 9,537 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 9,872 km | NE (34°) |
| São Paulo | 18,265 km | NNE (26°) |
Cities near Sakamoto
FAQ
What time is it in Sakamoto right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sakamoto (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sakamoto in?
Sakamoto runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sakamoto observe daylight saving time?
Sakamoto does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sakamoto today?
Sakamoto sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 16:40 today, giving 10h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sakamoto tonight?
The moon phase over Sakamoto tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 64.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sakamoto?
The antipode of Sakamoto — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.92° S, 39.10° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 1,331 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sakamoto?
Sakamoto lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sakamoto?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sakamoto, clocks run about 39 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.