Right now, local time in Sakurai is 17:59 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sakurai ranks #10701 worldwide by population and #508 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 19m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Day length
- 10h 46m
- Solar noon
- 11:41
- Daylight range
- 9h 51m (winter) – 14h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sakurai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sakurai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.50° S, 44.15° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 741 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sakurai today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:52
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Dhuhr
- 11:41
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 18:23
- Qibla direction
- 291.1° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Sakurai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sakurai sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Sakurai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 374 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,774 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.50° N, 135.85° 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 | 00:59 | −17h |
| Chicago | 02:59 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 05:59 | −12h |
| London | 08:59 | −9h |
| Paris | 09:59 | −8h |
| Moscow | 11:59 | −6h |
| Dubai | 12:59 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 14:29 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:59 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 16:59 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 17:59 | same time |
| Sydney | 19:59 | +2h |
Best time to call Sakurai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sakurai local time:
Cities sharing Sakurai's time zone
Distances from Sakurai
| Tokyo | 374 km | ENE (68°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,507 km | WSW (243°) |
| Singapore | 4,961 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 6,385 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 7,373 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,633 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 7,769 km | SSE (166°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,177 km | NE (53°) |
| London | 9,532 km | NNW (334°) |
| Paris | 9,668 km | NNW (331°) |
| Chicago | 10,435 km | NNE (31°) |
| São Paulo | 18,774 km | NNE (12°) |
Cities near Sakurai
- Asuka3 km · 17:59
- Kashihara-shi5 km · 17:59
- Kamitosa8 km · 17:59
- Tawaramoto8 km · 17:59
- Tenri9 km · 17:59
- Ōuda8 km · 17:59
- Kashiwara9 km · 17:59
- Yamato-Takada9 km · 17:59
FAQ
What time is it in Sakurai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sakurai (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sakurai in?
Sakurai runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sakurai observe daylight saving time?
Sakurai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sakurai today?
Sakurai sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 17:04 today, giving 10h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sakurai tonight?
The moon phase over Sakurai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sakurai?
The antipode of Sakurai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.50° S, 44.15° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 741 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sakurai?
Sakurai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sakurai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sakurai, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.