Right now, local time in Yamagata is 10:31 (GMT+9, UTC+09:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yamagata ranks #21130 worldwide by population and #929 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 23m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Day length
- 10h 47m
- Solar noon
- 11:37
- Daylight range
- 9h 45m (winter) – 14h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yamagata — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yamagata through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.48° S, 43.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, 874 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yamagata today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:47
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:36
- Maghrib
- 16:59
- Isha
- 18:20
- Qibla direction
- 291.4° from north (WNW (291°))
Full prayer timetable for Yamagata — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yamagata sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2160 cities we cover in Japan.
Yamagata's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Tokyo, 265 km away; even São Paulo lies some 18,649 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.48° N, 136.77° 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 | 18:31 | −16h |
| Chicago | 20:31 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 22:31 | −12h |
| London | 01:31 | −9h |
| Paris | 02:31 | −8h |
| Moscow | 04:31 | −6h |
| Dubai | 05:31 | −5h |
| Mumbai | 07:01 | −3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:31 | −1h |
| Hong Kong | 09:31 | −1h |
| Tokyo | 10:31 | same time |
| Sydney | 12:31 | +2h |
Best time to call Yamagata
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yamagata local time:
Cities sharing Yamagata's time zone
Distances from Yamagata
| Tokyo | 265 km | E (84°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,632 km | WSW (242°) |
| Singapore | 5,096 km | SW (229°) |
| Mumbai | 6,466 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 7,338 km | NW (323°) |
| Dubai | 7,683 km | WNW (287°) |
| Sydney | 7,856 km | SSE (167°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,045 km | NE (54°) |
| London | 9,471 km | NNW (335°) |
| Paris | 9,612 km | NNW (332°) |
| Chicago | 10,299 km | NNE (31°) |
| São Paulo | 18,649 km | NNE (15°) |
Cities near Yamagata
- Gifu6 km · 10:31
- Ginan10 km · 10:31
- Motosu9 km · 10:31
- Kitagata9 km · 10:31
- Yamagata12 km · 10:31
- Kasamatsuchō12 km · 10:31
- Kakamigahara11 km · 10:31
- Kuroda14 km · 10:31
FAQ
What time is it in Yamagata right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yamagata (Japan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Yamagata in?
Yamagata runs on the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00), currently abbreviated GMT+9.
Does Yamagata observe daylight saving time?
Yamagata does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yamagata today?
Yamagata sees sunrise at 06:14 and sunset at 17:01 today, giving 10h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yamagata tonight?
The moon phase over Yamagata tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yamagata?
The antipode of Yamagata — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.48° S, 43.23° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Balneário Pinhal, Brazil, roughly 874 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yamagata?
Yamagata lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yamagata?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yamagata, clocks run about 23 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.