Right now, local time in Taku is 01:47 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taku ranks #29487 worldwide by population and #1176 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 4m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Day length
- 10h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Daylight range
- 9h 57m (winter) – 14h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taku — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taku through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 33.28° S, 49.89° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Tavares, Brazil, about 248 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 13:47 GMT-3 (America/Sao_Paulo)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taku today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:04
- Maghrib
- 17:26
- Isha
- 18:46
- Qibla direction
- 288.3° from north (WNW (288°))
Full prayer timetable for Taku — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taku sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Taku's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 918 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,888 km off. Its position on the globe is 33.28° N, 130.11° 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 | 08:47 | −17h |
| Chicago | 10:47 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 13:47 | −12h |
| London | 16:47 | −9h |
| Paris | 17:47 | −8h |
| Moscow | 19:47 | −6h |
| Dubai | 20:47 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 22:17 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:47 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 00:47 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 01:47 | same time |
| Sydney | 03:47 | +2h |
Best time to call Taku
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taku local time:
Distances from Taku
| Tokyo | 918 km | ENE (70°) |
| Hong Kong | 1,981 km | SW (236°) |
| Singapore | 4,485 km | SW (223°) |
| Mumbai | 5,857 km | W (269°) |
| Moscow | 7,153 km | NW (321°) |
| Dubai | 7,160 km | WNW (285°) |
| Sydney | 7,785 km | SSE (161°) |
| London | 9,412 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 9,520 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,678 km | NE (50°) |
| Chicago | 10,812 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 18,888 km | NNW (343°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Taku right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taku (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Taku in?
Taku runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Taku observe daylight saving time?
Taku does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taku today?
Taku sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 17:28 today, giving 10h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taku tonight?
The moon phase over Taku tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taku?
The antipode of Taku — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 33.28° S, 49.89° W. It falls on land, near Tavares, Brazil, about 248 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taku?
Taku lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taku?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taku, clocks run about 4 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.