Time in Japan
1:12 pm
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
All of Japan keeps Japan Standard Time, UTC+9. Daylight in Tokyo. Sunset at 5 pm.
Time zone
Japan Standard Time, UTC+9. Asia/Tokyo
Daylight saving
No. Japan keeps UTC+9 all year.
Next clock change
Japan doesn’t change its clocks. It keeps UTC+9 all year. Places that don’t change their clocks
Sun in Tokyo
Sunrise 5:52 am, sunset 5 pm: 11 h 8 min of daylight. Time in Tokyo
Cities in Japan
Best time to meet from Japan
- New York & TokyoNo overlap
- Japan & London1 h overlap
- Japan & India5½ h overlap
- Japan & Singapore8 h overlap
Questions
What time zone is Japan in?
Japan is on Japan Standard Time, UTC+9, all of it. Its zone in the time zone database is Asia/Tokyo.
Does Japan use daylight saving time?
No. Japan keeps UTC+9 all year.
What time is it in Tokyo, the capital?
It’s 1:12 pm on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Tokyo. Sunrise 5:52 am, sunset 5 pm: 11 h 8 min of daylight.