Current Time in Tokyo
Japan · Asia/Tokyo · GMT+9
Sunday, May 3, 2026
01:32:25 AM
Japan Standard Time · GMT+9
Time in Tokyo — Did You Know?
- ·Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) does not observe Daylight Saving Time — Japan abandoned DST in 1952 after a post-war experiment, so JST stays fixed year-round.
- ·The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) operates 9:00 AM–11:30 AM and 12:30 PM–3:30 PM JST, closing for a lunch break — a notable difference from Western continuous-trading exchanges.
- ·Tokyo sits at 35.7°N, giving it about 9.9 hours of daylight in December and 14.6 hours in June — a moderate seasonal swing compared to European cities at similar latitudes.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:48 AM (E)
- Sunset
- 06:28 PM (W)
- Solar Noon
- 11:38 AM
- Daylight
- 13h 39m+1m vs yesterday
- Civil Dawn
- 04:21 AM
- Civil Dusk
- 06:55 PM
Daylight Saving Time
No DST observed in Japan
Geography
- Country
- Japan
- Calling Code
- +81
- Currency
- JPY
- Coordinates
- 35.68°N, 139.65°E
About Tokyo's Time Zone
Tokyo operates on the Japan Standard Time time zone (GMT+9).
With a metropolitan population of approximately 37,400,068, it is one of the most significant cities in Japan.
Japan does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so Tokyo maintains the GMT+9 offset year-round — a convenience for international scheduling since the offset never changes.
The IANA timezone identifier for Tokyo is Asia/Tokyo, used by operating systems and programming languages worldwide.
When scheduling calls, meetings, or travel involving Tokyo, always verify the current UTC offset since daylight saving transitions can shift the relative time difference with other regions.
Cities in the Same Timezone (Asia/Tokyo)
These cities share the GMT+9 UTC offset with Tokyo.
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