Right now, local time in Sapporo is 05:35 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sapporo ranks #224 worldwide by population and #5 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 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Day length
- 10h 30m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 8h 60m (winter) – 15h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sapporo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sapporo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.07° S, 38.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 1,257 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sapporo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:28
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:19
- Asr
- 14:07
- Maghrib
- 16:33
- Isha
- 18:03
- Qibla direction
- 293.4° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Sapporo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sapporo 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.
Sapporo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 833 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,724 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.07° N, 141.35° 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 | 13:35 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −12h |
| London | 20:35 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +2h |
Best time to call Sapporo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sapporo local time:
Distances from Sapporo
| Tokyo | 833 km | S (190°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,405 km | SW (236°) |
| Singapore | 5,945 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 6,848 km | W (270°) |
| Moscow | 6,912 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 7,818 km | WNW (287°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,246 km | ENE (58°) |
| Sydney | 8,614 km | S (172°) |
| London | 8,863 km | NNW (337°) |
| Paris | 9,039 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 9,377 km | NE (34°) |
| São Paulo | 17,724 km | NNE (21°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Sapporo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sapporo (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sapporo in?
Sapporo runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sapporo observe daylight saving time?
Sapporo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sapporo today?
Sapporo sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 16:34 today, giving 10h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sapporo tonight?
The moon phase over Sapporo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sapporo?
The antipode of Sapporo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.07° S, 38.65° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, roughly 1,257 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sapporo?
Sapporo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sapporo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sapporo, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.