What time is it in Kyoto?
02:43:26
Saturday 14 November 2026
- Kyoto, Japan
- Time zone UTC+09:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:30 · sunset 16:52
Time difference with Kyoto
Kyoto is on UTC+09:00 right now: 9 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Kyoto |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 9 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 14 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 17 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 8 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 8 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 5 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 3 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 1 hour behind |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 1 hour behind |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | same time |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 2 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 12 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Kyoto
Kyoto does not change its clocks: UTC+09:00 all year round.
History of local time in Kyoto
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 9 September 1951 | UTC+9 all year round |
| 1948 – 1951 | UTC+9, summer time UTC+10 |
| until 1947 | UTC+9 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Tokyo. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Kyoto
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 888 km away, Vrangel’ (Russia) is 1 hour ahead of Kyoto all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Kamigyō-ku | 1 km |
| Arashiyama | 7 km |
| Mukō | 8 km |
| Ōtsu | 11 km |
| Kōtari | 12 km |
| Uji | 15 km |
| Oyamazaki | 15 km |
| Kameoka | 16 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Kyoto
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Day length
- 10 h 22 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 06:03, dusk 17:19, solar noon 11:41. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 48 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 30 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:42 (6 June 2027), latest at 07:05 (2 January 2027); earliest sunset at 16:45 (29 November 2026), latest at 19:15 (27 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 23 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:49 · moonset 20:31 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 20:47 · moon calendar