Current time in Saitama, 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
- —
- Location
- Japan · 35.91° N, 139.66° E
- Population
- 1,324,854
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Saitama at about 11:41 standard time: the clock runs about 19 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:25 and 11:56 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:45 | 17:52 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:25 | 19:01 | 14h 36m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:29 | 17:37 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 06:48 | 16:31 | 9h 43m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:34–17:28 (11 h 54 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.