Sōka
Saitama, Japan
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+9
- Time zone
- Asia/TokyoJST
- Sunrise
- 4:57 am
- Sunset
- 6:33 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 35 minutes115 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Sōka
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Sōka has stayed on JST (UTC+9) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Sōka doing anything.
Sōka time to your time
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Call times with London
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Time difference between Sōka and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 6:02 am | 06:02 | 16 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 7:02 am | 07:02 | 15 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 8:02 am | 08:02 | 14 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 9:02 am | 09:02 | 13 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 9:02 am | 09:02 | 13 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 10:02 am | 10:02 | 12 hours behind |
| London BST | 2:02 pm | 14:02 | 8 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 3:02 pm | 15:02 | 7 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 3:02 pm | 15:02 | 7 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 3:02 pm | 15:02 | 7 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 4:02 pm | 16:02 | 6 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 4:02 pm | 16:02 | 6 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 5:02 pm | 17:02 | 5 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 6:32 pm | 18:32 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 9:02 pm | 21:02 | 1 hour behind |
| Sydney AEST | 11:02 pm | 23:02 | 1 hour ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 1:02 am Fri | 01:02 | 3 hours ahead |
About Sōka
- Population
- 249645
- Coordinates
- 35.836, 139.800
- Region
- Saitama, Japan
- IANA zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Solar noon
- 11:45 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Sōka right now?
It is 10:02 pm (22:02 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Sōka. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Sōka in?
Sōka uses the Asia/Tokyo time zone, currently JST (UTC+9). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like JST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Sōka on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Sōka stays on JST (UTC+9) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sōka today?
The sun rises at 4:57 am and sets at 6:33 pm today, giving 13 hours 35 minutes of daylight. That is 115 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Sōka of Los Angeles?
Sōka is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 10:02 pm in Sōka, it is 6:02 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Sōka?
Sōka is in Saitama, Japan, at 35.84° N, 139.80° E, with a population of about 249,645. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.