Time now in Sanjō, Japan 🇯🇵
04:11:57
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Right now, local time in Sanjō is 04:11 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Sanjō ranks #6618 worldwide by population and #308 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 31m ahead of the sun
ISO week
Week 45

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
16:46
Day length
10h 34m
Solar noon
11:29
Daylight range
9h 34m (winter) – 14h 46m (summer)
Moon phase
🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated

Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sanjō — golden hour, twilight and month view →

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
37.6167° N, 138.9500° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Niigata
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Population
94,642 · #6618 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

Dig straight down from Sanjō through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.

Antipode coordinates
37.62° S, 41.05° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 1,177 km away
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Sanjō today MWL

Fajr
04:42
Sunrise
06:11
Dhuhr
11:29
Asr
14:21
Maghrib
16:44
Isha
18:08
Qibla direction
292.4° from north (WNW (292°))

Full prayer timetable for Sanjō — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →

Sanjō sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 34m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.

Sanjō's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 224 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,363 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.62° N, 138.95° 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 Angeles11:11−17h
Chicago13:11−15h
São Paulo16:11−12h
London19:11−9h
Paris20:11−8h
Moscow22:11−6h
Dubai23:11−5h
Mumbai00:41−3h 30m
Singapore03:11−1h
Hong Kong03:11−1h
Tokyo04:11same time
Sydney06:11+2h

Best time to call Sanjō

Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sanjō local time:

Cities sharing Sanjō's time zone

Other cities in Japan

Distances from Sanjō

Tokyo224 kmSSE (163°)
Hong Kong2,916 kmWSW (241°)
Singapore5,398 kmSW (230°)
Mumbai6,654 kmW (272°)
Moscow7,267 kmNW (323°)
Dubai7,799 kmWNW (287°)
Sydney8,049 kmS (169°)
Los Angeles8,749 kmNE (55°)
London9,336 kmNNW (336°)
Paris9,491 kmNNW (333°)
Chicago9,994 kmNNE (33°)
São Paulo18,363 kmNNE (20°)

Cities near Sanjō

FAQ

What time is it in Sanjō right now?

The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sanjō (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.

What time zone is Sanjō in?

Sanjō runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.

Does Sanjō observe daylight saving time?

Sanjō does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Sanjō today?

Sanjō sees sunrise at 06:11 and sunset at 16:46 today, giving 10h 34m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Sanjō tonight?

The moon phase over Sanjō tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.2% illumination.

What is the antipode of Sanjō?

The antipode of Sanjō — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.62° S, 41.05° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 1,177 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Sanjō?

Sanjō lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Sanjō?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sanjō, clocks run about 31 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.