Current time in Kyoto, Japan
Japan Standard Time
UTC+09:00- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time · Asia/Tokyo
- UTC offset now
- UTC+09:00
- Abbreviation
- JST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+9 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Japan · 35.02° N, 135.75° E
- Population
- 1,463,723
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Kyoto at about 11:57 standard time: the clock runs about 3 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:41 and 12:11 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:01 | 18:08 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:43 | 19:14 | 14h 31m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:45 | 17:53 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 07:01 | 16:49 | 9h 48m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:49–17:44 (11 h 55 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.