🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan · Night

Time in Kyoto

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12:52 AM · Sunday, October 18, 2026

Japan Standard Time
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo

Sunrise: 06:05
Sunset: 17:20
Daylight: 11 h 15 min

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🇯🇵 Kyoto

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Japan Standard Time · UTC+9

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Time in Kyoto, in detail

Time zone Japan Standard Time Asia/Tokyo
UTC offset UTC+9 IANA zone Asia/Tokyo
Daylight saving Not observed Kyoto keeps the same offset all year.
Sunrise 06:05 Solar noon at 11:43
Sunset 17:20 11 h 15 min of daylight
People on this clock 1,475,183 Japan
Coordinates 35.01°, 135.77° Sunrise and sunset are calculated from this position.

Time in Kyoto: common questions

Clocks in Kyoto follow Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo), currently UTC+9.

The offset in Kyoto is UTC+9 all year round; there is no separate summer offset.

No, Kyoto does not switch to summer time; the clocks stay on UTC+9.

Sunrise in Kyoto is at 6:04 AM and sunset at 5:19 PM on October 18, which gives 11 hours and 15 minutes of daylight.

UTC+9 is currently also the time in South Korea, in North Korea, in Timor-Leste, and in Palau.

Taking Kyoto as the reference, Lisbon is 8 hours behind, Chiang Mai is 2 hours behind, and Mexico City is 15 hours behind.