Right now, local time in Sakata is 03:23 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sakata ranks #6236 worldwide by population and #291 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
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Day length
- 10h 30m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 26m (winter) – 14h 54m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sakata — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sakata through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.92° S, 40.15° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 1,333 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sakata today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:39
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 14:15
- Maghrib
- 16:38
- Isha
- 18:04
- Qibla direction
- 292.8° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Sakata — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sakata sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Sakata's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 359 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,200 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.92° N, 139.85° 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 | 10:23 | −17h |
| Chicago | 12:23 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 15:23 | −12h |
| London | 18:23 | −9h |
| Paris | 19:23 | −8h |
| Moscow | 21:23 | −6h |
| Dubai | 22:23 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 23:53 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:23 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 02:23 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 03:23 | same time |
| Sydney | 05:23 | +2h |
Best time to call Sakata
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sakata local time:
Distances from Sakata
| Tokyo | 359 km | S (182°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,055 km | WSW (240°) |
| Singapore | 5,551 km | SW (230°) |
| Mumbai | 6,729 km | W (271°) |
| Moscow | 7,200 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,832 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 8,178 km | S (170°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,603 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,236 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,397 km | NNW (333°) |
| Chicago | 9,830 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,200 km | NNE (22°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Sakata right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sakata (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sakata in?
Sakata runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sakata observe daylight saving time?
Sakata does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sakata today?
Sakata sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 16:40 today, giving 10h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sakata tonight?
The moon phase over Sakata tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sakata?
The antipode of Sakata — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.92° S, 40.15° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 1,333 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sakata?
Sakata lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sakata?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sakata, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.