Japan

6:23:48pm

18:23 on a 24-hour clock

Sunday, 27th September 2026

JST · UTC+9 Asia/Tokyo No daylight saving 🌙 Night

UTC offset: UTC+9
Time zone: Asia/TokyoJST
Sunrise: 5:32 am
Sunset: 5:31 pm
Daylight: 11 hours 58 minutes134 seconds shorter than yesterday
Daylight saving: NeverSame offset all year

One time zone, everywhere in Japan

All of Japan runs on Asia/Tokyo (JST, UTC+9).

Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.

Daylight saving

Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.

Time difference to major cities

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PDT	2:23 am	02:23	16 hours behind
Mexico City CST	3:23 am	03:23	15 hours behind
Chicago CDT	4:23 am	04:23	14 hours behind
New York City EDT	5:23 am	05:23	13 hours behind
Toronto EDT	5:23 am	05:23	13 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3	6:23 am	06:23	12 hours behind
London BST	10:23 am	10:23	8 hours behind
Paris CEST	11:23 am	11:23	7 hours behind
Berlin CEST	11:23 am	11:23	7 hours behind
Johannesburg SAST	11:23 am	11:23	7 hours behind
Moscow MSK	12:23 pm	12:23	6 hours behind
Cairo EEST	12:23 pm	12:23	6 hours behind
Dubai UTC+4	1:23 pm	13:23	5 hours behind
Delhi IST	2:53 pm	14:53	3 hours 30 minutes behind
Shanghai CST	5:23 pm	17:23	1 hour behind
Sydney AEST	7:23 pm	19:23	1 hour ahead
Auckland NZDT	10:23 pm	22:23	4 hours ahead

Cities in Japan

Everywhere at UTC+9 All countries Convert Japan time

Questions people ask

What time is it in Japan right now?

It is 6:23 pm (18:23) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Tokyo. The whole country is on one time zone, so that is the time everywhere in Japan.

How many time zones does Japan have?

One. All of Japan runs on Asia/Tokyo, currently JST (UTC+9).

Does Japan observe daylight saving time?