Right now, local time in Shinjuku is 16:26 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shinjuku ranks #1733 worldwide by population and #72 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 35m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Day length
- 10h 43m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 44m (winter) – 14h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shinjuku — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shinjuku through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.69° S, 40.29° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,131 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shinjuku today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:37
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 14:23
- Maghrib
- 16:45
- Isha
- 18:07
- Qibla direction
- 293.0° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Shinjuku — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shinjuku sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Shinjuku's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 2 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,533 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.69° N, 139.71° 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 | 23:26 | −17h |
| Chicago | 01:26 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 04:26 | −12h |
| London | 07:26 | −9h |
| Paris | 08:26 | −8h |
| Moscow | 10:26 | −6h |
| Dubai | 11:26 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 12:56 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 15:26 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 15:26 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 16:26 | same time |
| Sydney | 18:26 | +2h |
Best time to call Shinjuku
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shinjuku local time:
Cities sharing Shinjuku's time zone
Distances from Shinjuku
| Tokyo | 2 km | W (266°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,881 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 5,317 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,730 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,479 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,827 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,929 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,815 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,559 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,712 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 10,137 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,533 km | NNE (26°) |
Cities near Shinjuku
- Kabukicho1 km · 16:26
- Yotsuya1 km · 16:26
- Ōkubo1 km · 16:26
- Sendagaya1 km · 16:26
- Tokyo2 km · 16:26
- Ichigaya-honmurachō2 km · 16:26
- Kita-aoyama2 km · 16:26
- Yoyogi2 km · 16:26
FAQ
What time is it in Shinjuku right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shinjuku (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shinjuku in?
Shinjuku runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Shinjuku observe daylight saving time?
Shinjuku does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shinjuku today?
Shinjuku sees sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 16:47 today, giving 10h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shinjuku tonight?
The moon phase over Shinjuku tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 52.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shinjuku?
The antipode of Shinjuku — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.69° S, 40.29° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,131 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shinjuku?
Shinjuku lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shinjuku?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shinjuku, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.