Japan
Time now in Kobe
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Sunrise 05:59Sunset 05:33Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,525,152
Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
05:33
Day length
11h 34m
Coordinates
34.69, 135.18
Time difference from Kobe
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About the time in Kobe
Around 1,525,152 people live in Kobe, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 05:59 and sunset at 05:33 local time, giving 11h 34m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (34.69, 135.18) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Kobe.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Kobe 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kobe
- Does Kobe change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kobe keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Kobe in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Kobe runs from 00:00–08:00 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Tokyo, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Kobe right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kobe, updating every second from Asia/Tokyo (UTC +9).
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