Sendai
Miyagi, Japan
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+9
- Time zone
- Asia/TokyoJST
- Sunrise
- 6:13 am
- Sunset
- 4:27 pm
- Daylight
- 10 hours 14 minutes117 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in Sendai
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Sendai 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 Sendai doing anything.
Sendai time to your time
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Call times with London
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Time difference between Sendai and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 2:51 am | 02:51 | 17 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 4:51 am | 04:51 | 15 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 4:51 am | 04:51 | 15 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 5:51 am | 05:51 | 14 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 5:51 am | 05:51 | 14 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 7:51 am | 07:51 | 12 hours behind |
| London GMT | 10:51 am | 10:51 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris CET | 11:51 am | 11:51 | 8 hours behind |
| Berlin CET | 11:51 am | 11:51 | 8 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 12:51 pm | 12:51 | 7 hours behind |
| Cairo EET | 12:51 pm | 12:51 | 7 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 1:51 pm | 13:51 | 6 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 2:51 pm | 14:51 | 5 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 4:21 pm | 16:21 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 6:51 pm | 18:51 | 1 hour behind |
| Sydney AEDT | 9:51 pm | 21:51 | 2 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 11:51 pm | 23:51 | 4 hours ahead |
About Sendai
- Population
- 1096704
- Coordinates
- 38.267, 140.867
- Region
- Miyagi, Japan
- IANA zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Solar noon
- 11:20 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.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Sendai right now?
It is 7:51 pm (19:51 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 11th November 2026 in Sendai. 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 Sendai in?
Sendai 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 Sendai on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Sendai stays on JST (UTC+9) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sendai today?
The sun rises at 6:13 am and sets at 4:27 pm today, giving 10 hours 14 minutes of daylight. That is 117 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Sendai of Los Angeles?
Sendai is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 7:51 pm in Sendai, it is 2:51 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 Sendai?
Sendai is in Miyagi, Japan, at 38.27° N, 140.87° E, with a population of about 1,096,704. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.