Right now, local time in Sawara is 02:26 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sawara ranks #13036 worldwide by population and #613 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 38m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Day length
- 10h 40m
- Solar noon
- 11:22
- Daylight range
- 9h 43m (winter) – 14h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sawara — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sawara through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.88° S, 39.50° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,199 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sawara today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:35
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:23
- Asr
- 14:18
- Maghrib
- 16:41
- Isha
- 18:03
- Qibla direction
- 293.5° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Sawara — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sawara sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Sawara's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 76 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,482 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.88° N, 140.50° 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 | 09:26 | −17h |
| Chicago | 11:26 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 14:26 | −12h |
| London | 17:26 | −9h |
| Paris | 18:26 | −8h |
| Moscow | 20:26 | −6h |
| Dubai | 21:26 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 22:56 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:26 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 01:26 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 02:26 | same time |
| Sydney | 04:26 | +2h |
Best time to call Sawara
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sawara local time:
Distances from Sawara
| Tokyo | 76 km | WSW (254°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,955 km | WSW (247°) |
| Singapore | 5,386 km | SW (233°) |
| Mumbai | 6,800 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,504 km | NW (324°) |
| Sydney | 7,836 km | S (171°) |
| Dubai | 7,990 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,743 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,568 km | NNW (337°) |
| Paris | 9,725 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 10,080 km | NNE (34°) |
| São Paulo | 18,482 km | NNE (29°) |
Cities near Sawara
- Katori-shi2 km · 02:26
- Itako7 km · 02:26
- Kōzaki9 km · 02:26
- Omigawa11 km · 02:26
- Namegata14 km · 02:26
- Tako17 km · 02:26
- Kashima-shi16 km · 02:26
- Kamisu15 km · 02:26
FAQ
What time is it in Sawara right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sawara (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sawara in?
Sawara runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sawara observe daylight saving time?
Sawara does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sawara today?
Sawara sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 16:42 today, giving 10h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sawara tonight?
The moon phase over Sawara tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sawara?
The antipode of Sawara — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.88° S, 39.50° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,199 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sawara?
Sawara lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sawara?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sawara, clocks run about 38 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.