Right now, local time in Shimada is 01:12 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shimada ranks #18159 worldwide by population and #816 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Day length
- 10h 49m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 9h 59m (winter) – 14h 19m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shimada — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shimada through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 32.76° S, 49.21° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mostardas, Brazil, about 244 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:12 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shimada today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:02
- Maghrib
- 17:25
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 288.7° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Shimada — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shimada sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 49m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Shimada's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 880 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,961 km off. Its position on the globe is 32.76° N, 130.79° 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 | 08:12 | −17h |
| Chicago | 10:12 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 13:12 | −12h |
| London | 16:12 | −9h |
| Paris | 17:12 | −8h |
| Moscow | 19:12 | −6h |
| Dubai | 20:12 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 21:42 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:12 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 00:12 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 01:12 | same time |
| Sydney | 03:12 | +2h |
Best time to call Shimada
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shimada local time:
Cities sharing Shimada's time zone
Distances from Shimada
| Tokyo | 880 km | ENE (66°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,004 km | WSW (239°) |
| Singapore | 4,487 km | SW (224°) |
| Mumbai | 5,920 km | W (270°) |
| Dubai | 7,236 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 7,238 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 7,710 km | SSE (162°) |
| London | 9,493 km | NNW (332°) |
| Paris | 9,603 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,666 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 10,834 km | NNE (28°) |
| São Paulo | 18,961 km | NNW (345°) |
Cities near Shimada
FAQ
What time is it in Shimada right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shimada (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shimada in?
Shimada runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Shimada observe daylight saving time?
Shimada does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shimada today?
Shimada sees sunrise at 06:36 and sunset at 17:26 today, giving 10h 49m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shimada tonight?
The moon phase over Shimada tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shimada?
The antipode of Shimada — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 32.76° S, 49.21° W. It falls on land, near Mostardas, Brazil, about 244 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shimada?
Shimada lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shimada?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shimada, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.