Right now, local time in Tokyo is 05:34 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tokyo ranks #25 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Day length
- 10h 53m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 9h 44m (winter) – 14h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tokyo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tokyo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.69° S, 40.31° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,130 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tokyo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:33
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 14:27
- Maghrib
- 16:51
- Isha
- 18:12
- Qibla direction
- 293.0° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Tokyo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tokyo sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Japan, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Tokyo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 0 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,534 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.69° N, 139.69° 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 | 13:34 | −16h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −12h |
| London | 20:34 | −9h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −8h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −6h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | same time |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +2h |
Best time to call Tokyo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tokyo local time:
Distances from Tokyo
| Tokyo | 0 km | WNW (290°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,880 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 5,315 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,729 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,478 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,827 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,927 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,816 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,559 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,712 km | NNW (333°) |
| Chicago | 10,138 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,534 km | NNE (26°) |
Cities near Tokyo
FAQ
What time is it in Tokyo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tokyo (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tokyo in?
Tokyo runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?
Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tokyo today?
Tokyo sees sunrise at 05:59 and sunset at 16:52 today, giving 10h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tokyo tonight?
The moon phase over Tokyo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tokyo?
The antipode of Tokyo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.69° S, 40.31° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,130 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tokyo?
Tokyo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tokyo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tokyo, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.