Kobe to Barcelona: time difference
Barcelona is 7 h behind Kobe. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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One day, 2 clocks
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Kobe 13:58 1:58 PM Barcelona 06:58 6:58 AM You –:–
13:58 1:58 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 17:23
06:58 6:58 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:07 · 🌙 19:08
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−7 h
Barcelona is 7 h behind Kobe.
When you, Kobe and Barcelona are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇵 Kobe
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇪🇸 Barcelona
17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Kobe | 🇪🇸 Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:58 | 06:58 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Kobe | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Europe/Madrid |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 08:07 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 19:08 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 11 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,537,272 | 1,660,122 |
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Kobe and Barcelona: common questions
How many hours behind Kobe is Barcelona?
The clocks in Barcelona are 7 hours behind those in Kobe (UTC+2 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kobe, what time is it in Barcelona?
At 9:00 AM in Kobe, clocks in Barcelona show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Barcelona at the end of the working day in Kobe?
The working day in Kobe ends at 6:00 PM; in Barcelona it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Kobe and in Barcelona overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Kobe, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Barcelona.
When is it still the previous day in Barcelona?
Until 7:00 AM in Kobe it is still the previous day in Barcelona. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Barcelona it is already the next day in Kobe.
Is the time difference between Kobe and Barcelona the same all year?
No. Only Barcelona switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Barcelona will be 8 hours behind Kobe.
