Right now, local time in Shōbu is 01:08 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shōbu ranks #25326 worldwide by population and #1063 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 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Day length
- 10h 39m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shōbu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shōbu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.07° S, 40.40° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,153 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shōbu today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:39
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 14:22
- Maghrib
- 16:44
- Isha
- 18:06
- Qibla direction
- 292.9° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Shōbu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shōbu 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.
Shōbu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 43 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,500 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.07° N, 139.60° 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 | 08:08 | −17h |
| Chicago | 10:08 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 13:08 | −12h |
| London | 16:08 | −9h |
| Paris | 17:08 | −8h |
| Moscow | 19:08 | −6h |
| Dubai | 20:08 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 21:38 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:08 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 00:08 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 01:08 | same time |
| Sydney | 03:08 | +2h |
Best time to call Shōbu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shōbu local time:
Distances from Shōbu
| Tokyo | 43 km | S (169°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,889 km | WSW (245°) |
| Singapore | 5,335 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,718 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,439 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,869 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,907 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,799 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,517 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,671 km | NNW (333°) |
| Chicago | 10,107 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,500 km | NNE (25°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Shōbu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shōbu (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shōbu in?
Shōbu runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Shōbu observe daylight saving time?
Shōbu does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shōbu today?
Shōbu sees sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 16:46 today, giving 10h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shōbu tonight?
The moon phase over Shōbu tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shōbu?
The antipode of Shōbu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.07° S, 40.40° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,153 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shōbu?
Shōbu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shōbu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shōbu, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.