Right now, local time in Tsuruoka is 22:15 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tsuruoka ranks #4965 worldwide by population and #231 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 35m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Day length
- 10h 33m
- Solar noon
- 11:25
- Daylight range
- 9h 27m (winter) – 14h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tsuruoka — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tsuruoka through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.72° S, 40.18° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 1,316 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tsuruoka today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:38
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Dhuhr
- 11:25
- Asr
- 14:17
- Maghrib
- 16:40
- Isha
- 18:05
- Qibla direction
- 292.8° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Tsuruoka — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tsuruoka sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Tsuruoka's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 337 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,221 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.72° N, 139.82° 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 | 05:15 | −17h |
| Chicago | 07:15 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 10:15 | −12h |
| London | 13:15 | −9h |
| Paris | 14:15 | −8h |
| Moscow | 16:15 | −6h |
| Dubai | 17:15 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 18:45 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:15 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 21:15 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 22:15 | same time |
| Sydney | 00:15 | +2h |
Best time to call Tsuruoka
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tsuruoka local time:
Cities sharing Tsuruoka's time zone
Distances from Tsuruoka
| Tokyo | 337 km | S (182°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,042 km | WSW (241°) |
| Singapore | 5,535 km | SW (230°) |
| Mumbai | 6,727 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 7,216 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,836 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 8,157 km | S (170°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,617 km | NE (56°) |
| London | 9,255 km | NNW (336°) |
| Paris | 9,415 km | NNW (333°) |
| Chicago | 9,850 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 18,221 km | NNE (22°) |
Cities near Tsuruoka
FAQ
What time is it in Tsuruoka right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tsuruoka (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tsuruoka in?
Tsuruoka runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Tsuruoka observe daylight saving time?
Tsuruoka does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tsuruoka today?
Tsuruoka sees sunrise at 06:09 and sunset at 16:41 today, giving 10h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tsuruoka tonight?
The moon phase over Tsuruoka tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tsuruoka?
The antipode of Tsuruoka — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.72° S, 40.18° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 1,316 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tsuruoka?
Tsuruoka lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tsuruoka?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tsuruoka, clocks run about 35 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.