Right now, local time in Sendai is 05:32 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sendai ranks #509 worldwide by population and #12 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 39m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:21
- Daylight range
- 9h 30m (winter) – 14h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sendai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sendai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.27° S, 39.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 1,353 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sendai today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:29
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Dhuhr
- 11:21
- Asr
- 14:18
- Maghrib
- 16:42
- Isha
- 18:06
- Qibla direction
- 293.5° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Sendai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sendai sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Sendai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 305 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,231 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.27° N, 140.87° 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 | 13:32 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −12h |
| London | 20:32 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:32 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +2h |
Best time to call Sendai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sendai local time:
Distances from Sendai
| Tokyo | 305 km | SSW (200°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,098 km | WSW (243°) |
| Singapore | 5,574 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,819 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 7,311 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,938 km | WNW (288°) |
| Sydney | 8,092 km | S (171°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,569 km | ENE (57°) |
| London | 9,337 km | NNW (337°) |
| Paris | 9,501 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 9,841 km | NE (34°) |
| São Paulo | 18,231 km | NNE (26°) |
Cities near Sendai
- Natori-shi11 km · 05:32
- Rifu12 km · 05:32
- Tomiya14 km · 05:32
- Tagajō-shi12 km · 05:32
- Iwanuma18 km · 05:32
- Shiogama16 km · 05:32
- Yoshioka19 km · 05:32
- Shōbudahama17 km · 05:32
FAQ
What time is it in Sendai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sendai (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sendai in?
Sendai runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Sendai observe daylight saving time?
Sendai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sendai today?
Sendai sees sunrise at 05:58 and sunset at 16:44 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sendai tonight?
The moon phase over Sendai tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sendai?
The antipode of Sendai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.27° S, 39.13° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 1,353 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sendai?
Sendai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sendai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sendai, clocks run about 39 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.