Right now, local time in Wakkanai is 03:35 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wakkanai ranks #17511 worldwide by population and #788 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 42m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Day length
- 10h 05m
- Solar noon
- 11:18
- Daylight range
- 8h 43m (winter) – 15h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wakkanai — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wakkanai through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 45.41° S, 38.33° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 995 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wakkanai today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:34
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 11:18
- Asr
- 13:54
- Maghrib
- 16:18
- Isha
- 17:53
- Qibla direction
- 293.3° from north (WNW (293°))
Full prayer timetable for Wakkanai — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wakkanai sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Wakkanai's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 1,094 km away; even São Paulo lies some 17,471 km off. Its position on the globe is 45.41° N, 141.67° 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 | 10:35 | −17h |
| Chicago | 12:35 | −15h |
| São Paulo | 15:35 | −12h |
| London | 18:35 | −9h |
| Paris | 19:35 | −8h |
| Moscow | 21:35 | −6h |
| Dubai | 22:35 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 00:05 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:35 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 02:35 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 03:35 | same time |
| Sydney | 05:35 | +2h |
Best time to call Wakkanai
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wakkanai local time:
Cities sharing Wakkanai's time zone
Distances from Wakkanai
| Tokyo | 1,094 km | S (189°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,577 km | SW (233°) |
| Singapore | 6,136 km | SW (228°) |
| Moscow | 6,725 km | NW (321°) |
| Mumbai | 6,876 km | W (269°) |
| Dubai | 7,770 km | WNW (286°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,087 km | ENE (59°) |
| London | 8,633 km | NNW (337°) |
| Paris | 8,815 km | NNW (334°) |
| Sydney | 8,868 km | S (172°) |
| Chicago | 9,148 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 17,471 km | NNE (20°) |
Cities near Wakkanai
- Makubetsu12 km · 03:35
- Toyotomi35 km · 03:35
- Horonobe46 km · 03:35
- Karibetsu40 km · 03:35
- Oshidomari41 km · 03:35
- Teshio59 km · 03:35
- Rishiri Town47 km · 03:35
- Kafukamura51 km · 03:35
FAQ
What time is it in Wakkanai right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wakkanai (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Wakkanai in?
Wakkanai runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Wakkanai observe daylight saving time?
Wakkanai does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Wakkanai today?
Wakkanai sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 16:20 today, giving 10h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wakkanai tonight?
The moon phase over Wakkanai tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wakkanai?
The antipode of Wakkanai — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 45.41° S, 38.33° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, roughly 995 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wakkanai?
Wakkanai lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wakkanai?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wakkanai, clocks run about 42 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.