Right now, local time in Sendai is 20:17 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sendai ranks #6775 worldwide by population and #318 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 10h 04m (winter) – 14h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% 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
- 31.82° S, 49.70° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mostardas, Brazil, about 140 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 08:17 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sendai today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 17:31
- Isha
- 18:48
- Qibla direction
- 288.7° from north (WNW (289°))
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 57m 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, 968 km away; even São Paulo lies some 19,048 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.82° N, 130.30° 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 | 04:17 | −16h |
| Chicago | 06:17 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 08:17 | −12h |
| London | 11:17 | −9h |
| Paris | 12:17 | −8h |
| Moscow | 14:17 | −6h |
| Dubai | 15:17 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 16:47 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:17 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 19:17 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 20:17 | same time |
| Sydney | 22:17 | +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 | 968 km | ENE (61°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,911 km | WSW (240°) |
| Singapore | 4,380 km | SW (225°) |
| Mumbai | 5,875 km | W (271°) |
| Dubai | 7,219 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,292 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,625 km | SSE (161°) |
| London | 9,563 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,668 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,768 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,948 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 19,048 km | NNW (341°) |
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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 06:35 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sendai tonight?
The moon phase over Sendai tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sendai?
The antipode of Sendai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.82° S, 49.70° W. It falls on land, near Mostardas, Brazil, about 140 km from that city. 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 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.