Japan
Time now in Kyōto Shi
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:21Sunset 06:38Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
05:21
Sunset
06:38
Day length
13h 17m
Coordinates
35.11, 135.72
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About the time in Kyōto Shi
Sunrise today lands at 05:21 and sunset at 06:38 local time, giving 13h 17m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (35.11, 135.72) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Kyōto Shi.
Kyōto Shi follows the civil time used across its region of Japan; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Kyōto 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kyōto Shi
- Which time zone is Kyōto Shi in?
- Kyōto Shi uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC +9.
- What time is it in Kyōto Shi right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kyōto Shi, updating every second from Asia/Tokyo (UTC +9).
- 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.
- Does Kyōto Shi change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kyōto Shi keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
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