Japan
Time now in Hokkaido
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Sunrise 05:40Sunset 05:03Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
5,111,691
Sunrise
05:40
Sunset
05:03
Day length
11h 24m
Coordinates
43.06, 141.35
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About the time in Hokkaido
The zone identifier Asia/Tokyo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Tokyo keeps pointing at Tokyo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Hokkaido sits at latitude 43.06, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 24m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Hokkaido 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Hokkaido
- When do the sun rise and set in Hokkaido today?
- Sunrise is at 05:40 and sunset at 05:03, giving 11h 24m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Hokkaido in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Hokkaido runs from 00:00–08:00 UTC today.
- Does Hokkaido change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Hokkaido keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Hokkaido right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Hokkaido, updating every second from Asia/Tokyo (UTC +9).
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