Japan
Time now in Amami Shi
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:55Sunset 06:54Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
45,665
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
06:54
Day length
12h 59m
Coordinates
28.35, 129.50
Time difference from Amami Shi
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About the time in Amami Shi
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Amami Shi day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 00:00–08:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Amami Shi runs on Asia/Tokyo, which puts the city UTC +9 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Amami Shi sits at latitude 28.35, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 59m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Amami Shi
- Does Amami Shi change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Amami Shi keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Amami Shi today?
- Sunrise is at 05:55 and sunset at 06:54, giving 12h 59m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Amami Shi?
- Amami Shi is UTC +9 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Amami Shi right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Amami Shi, updating every second from Asia/Tokyo (UTC +9).
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