Right now, local time in Tsukuba is 22:05 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tsukuba ranks #2534 worldwide by population and #115 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 36m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 10h 41m
- Solar noon
- 11:24
- Daylight range
- 9h 42m (winter) – 14h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tsukuba — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tsukuba through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 36.08° S, 39.88° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, 1,188 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tsukuba today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Dhuhr
- 11:24
- Asr
- 14:20
- Maghrib
- 16:43
- Isha
- 18:05
- Qibla direction
- 293.2° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Tsukuba — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tsukuba sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Tsukuba's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 58 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,478 km off. Its position on the globe is 36.08° N, 140.12° 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 | 05:05 | −17h |
| Chicago | 07:05 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 10:05 | −12h |
| London | 13:05 | −9h |
| Paris | 14:05 | −8h |
| Moscow | 16:05 | −6h |
| Dubai | 17:05 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 18:35 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:05 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 21:05 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 22:05 | same time |
| Sydney | 00:05 | +2h |
Best time to call Tsukuba
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tsukuba local time:
Cities sharing Tsukuba's time zone
Distances from Tsukuba
| Tokyo | 58 km | SW (221°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,932 km | WSW (246°) |
| Singapore | 5,372 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 6,765 km | W (273°) |
| Moscow | 7,466 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 7,863 km | S (170°) |
| Dubai | 7,950 km | WNW (288°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,760 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,534 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,690 km | NNW (334°) |
| Chicago | 10,080 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,478 km | NNE (27°) |
Cities near Tsukuba
- Naka6 km · 22:05
- Tsuchiura8 km · 22:05
- Ami9 km · 22:05
- Ushiku13 km · 22:05
- Tsukubamirai15 km · 22:05
- Kasumigaura14 km · 22:05
- Mitsukaidō14 km · 22:05
- Ishige14 km · 22:05
FAQ
What time is it in Tsukuba right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tsukuba (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tsukuba in?
Tsukuba runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Tsukuba observe daylight saving time?
Tsukuba does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tsukuba today?
Tsukuba sees sunrise at 06:03 and sunset at 16:45 today, giving 10h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tsukuba tonight?
The moon phase over Tsukuba tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tsukuba?
The antipode of Tsukuba — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 36.08° S, 39.88° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Laguna, Brazil, roughly 1,188 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tsukuba?
Tsukuba lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tsukuba?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tsukuba, clocks run about 36 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.