Time now in Taiji, Japan 🇯🇵
06:53:16
Sunday, November 1, 2026

Right now, local time in Taiji is 06:53 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.

Taiji ranks #93958 worldwide by population and #1959 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 19m ahead of the sun
ISO week
Week 44

Sunrise, sunset & moon today

Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
17:06
Day length
10h 51m
Solar noon
11:41
Daylight range
9h 55m (winter) – 14h 23m (summer)
Moon phase
🌖 Waning Gibbous · 67% illuminated

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

📍 Location & geography

Coordinates
33.5833° N, 135.9500° E
Hemisphere
Northern · Eastern
Elevation
At or near sea level
Region
Wakayama
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Population
2,791 · #93958 worldwide

🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth

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

Antipode coordinates
33.58° S, 44.05° W
Hemisphere
Southern · Western
What lies there
Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 724 km away
Through the Earth
≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)

🕌 Prayer times in Taiji today MWL

Fajr
04:50
Sunrise
06:15
Dhuhr
11:41
Asr
14:42
Maghrib
17:05
Isha
18:24
Qibla direction
291.2° from north (WNW (291°))

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

Taiji sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.

Taiji's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 415 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,871 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.58° N, 135.95° 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 Angeles14:53−16h
Chicago16:53−14h
São Paulo18:53−12h
London21:53−9h
Paris22:53−8h
Moscow00:53−6h
Dubai01:53−5h
Mumbai03:23−3h 30m
Singapore05:53−1h
Hong Kong05:53−1h
Tokyo06:53same time
Sydney08:53+2h

Best time to call Taiji

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

Cities sharing Taiji's time zone

Other cities in Japan

Distances from Taiji

Tokyo415 kmNE (55°)
Hong Kong2,471 kmWSW (245°)
Singapore4,902 kmSW (230°)
Mumbai6,398 kmW (272°)
Moscow7,459 kmNW (323°)
Sydney7,668 kmSSE (166°)
Dubai7,672 kmWNW (287°)
Los Angeles9,231 kmNE (53°)
London9,628 kmNNW (334°)
Paris9,762 kmNNW (332°)
Chicago10,518 kmNNE (31°)
São Paulo18,871 kmNNE (13°)

Cities near Taiji

FAQ

What time is it in Taiji right now?

The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taiji (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.

What time zone is Taiji in?

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

Does Taiji observe daylight saving time?

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

What time is sunrise and sunset in Taiji today?

Taiji sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 17:06 today, giving 10h 51m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Taiji tonight?

The moon phase over Taiji tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 66.9% illumination.

What is the antipode of Taiji?

The antipode of Taiji — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.58° S, 44.05° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 724 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.

How high above sea level is Taiji?

Taiji lies at or very near sea level.

What is solar time in Taiji?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taiji, clocks run about 19 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.