Time now in Shimonita, Japan 🇯🇵
11:30:53
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Right now, local time in Shimonita is 11:30 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Shimonita ranks #56241 worldwide by population and #1651 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 31m ahead of the sun
ISO week
Week 45

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
16:49
Day length
10h 39m
Solar noon
11:29
Daylight range
9h 41m (winter) – 14h 38m (summer)
Moon phase
🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated

Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shimonita — golden hour, twilight and month view →

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
36.2167° N, 138.7833° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Gunma
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Population
7,058 · #56241 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

Dig straight down from Shimonita through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.

Antipode coordinates
36.22° S, 41.22° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 1,068 km away
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Shimonita today MWL

Fajr
04:42
Sunrise
06:09
Dhuhr
11:29
Asr
14:25
Maghrib
16:47
Isha
18:09
Qibla direction
292.5° from north (WNW (292°))

Full prayer timetable for Shimonita — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →

Shimonita sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.

Shimonita's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 100 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,514 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.22° N, 138.78° 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 Angeles18:30−17h
Chicago20:30−15h
São Paulo23:30−12h
London02:30−9h
Paris03:30−8h
Moscow05:30−6h
Dubai06:30−5h
Mumbai08:00−3h 30m
Singapore10:30−1h
Hong Kong10:30−1h
Tokyo11:30same time
Sydney13:30+2h

Best time to call Shimonita

Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shimonita local time:

Cities sharing Shimonita's time zone

Other cities in Japan

Distances from Shimonita

Tokyo100 kmSE (125°)
Hong Kong2,831 kmWSW (244°)
Singapore5,288 kmSW (231°)
Mumbai6,644 kmW (272°)
Moscow7,382 kmNW (323°)
Dubai7,832 kmWNW (288°)
Sydney7,899 kmS (169°)
Los Angeles8,850 kmNE (55°)
London9,472 kmNNW (336°)
Paris9,623 kmNNW (333°)
Chicago10,133 kmNNE (33°)
São Paulo18,514 kmNNE (22°)

Cities near Shimonita

FAQ

What time is it in Shimonita right now?

The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shimonita (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.

What time zone is Shimonita in?

Shimonita runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.

Does Shimonita observe daylight saving time?

Shimonita does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Shimonita today?

Shimonita sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 16:49 today, giving 10h 39m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Shimonita tonight?

The moon phase over Shimonita tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 43.9% illumination.

What is the antipode of Shimonita?

The antipode of Shimonita — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.22° S, 41.22° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 1,068 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Shimonita?

Shimonita lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Shimonita?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shimonita, clocks run about 31 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.