Right now, local time in Taira is 04:54 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taira ranks #118756 worldwide by population and #2045 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Day length
- 11h 06m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 10h 28m (winter) – 13h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taira — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taira through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.63° S, 51.85° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Palmas, Brazil, about 22 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 16:54 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taira today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 17:44
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 288.7° from north (WNW (289°))
Full prayer timetable for Taira — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taira sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Taira's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,488 km away; even São Paulo lies some 19,388 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.63° N, 128.15° 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 | 11:54 | −17h |
| Chicago | 13:54 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 16:54 | −12h |
| London | 19:54 | −9h |
| Paris | 20:54 | −8h |
| Moscow | 22:54 | −6h |
| Dubai | 23:54 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 01:24 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:54 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 03:54 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 04:54 | same time |
| Sydney | 06:54 | +2h |
Best time to call Taira
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taira local time:
Distances from Taira
| Tokyo | 1,488 km | NE (45°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,493 km | WSW (254°) |
| Singapore | 3,828 km | SW (227°) |
| Mumbai | 5,688 km | W (274°) |
| Sydney | 7,154 km | SSE (159°) |
| Dubai | 7,178 km | WNW (287°) |
| Moscow | 7,621 km | NW (323°) |
| London | 9,968 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 10,049 km | NNW (328°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,298 km | NE (49°) |
| Chicago | 11,556 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 19,388 km | WNW (302°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Taira right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taira (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Taira in?
Taira runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Taira observe daylight saving time?
Taira does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taira today?
Taira sees sunrise at 06:38 and sunset at 17:45 today, giving 11h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taira tonight?
The moon phase over Taira tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taira?
The antipode of Taira — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.63° S, 51.85° W. It falls on land, near Palmas, Brazil, about 22 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taira?
Taira lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taira?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taira, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.