Japan
Time now in Kyoto
Sunrise 05:21Sunset 06:39Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,463,723
Sunrise
05:21
Sunset
06:39
Day length
13h 19m
Coordinates
35.02, 135.75
Time difference from Kyoto
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Kyoto right now.
Kyoto on the map
About the time in Kyoto
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.
Kyoto sits at latitude 35.02, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 19m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Kyoto 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 Kyoto
- What are normal business hours in Kyoto in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Kyoto runs from 00:00–08:00 UTC today.
- Does Kyoto change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kyoto keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
- 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 Kyoto right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kyoto, updating every second from Asia/Tokyo (UTC +9).
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