Japan
Time now in Sapporo
Sunrise 04:46Sunset 06:29Time zone UTC +9
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC offset
UTC +9
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,973,832
Sunrise
04:46
Sunset
06:29
Day length
13h 44m
Coordinates
43.07, 141.35
Time difference from Sapporo
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About the time in Sapporo
Clocks in Sapporo stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +9 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Japan.
Sapporo 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.
Around 1,973,832 people live in Sapporo, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sapporo
- What time is it in Sapporo right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sapporo, updating every second from Asia/Tokyo (UTC +9).
- Which time zone is Sapporo in?
- Sapporo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC +9.
- When do the sun rise and set in Sapporo today?
- Sunrise is at 04:46 and sunset at 06:29, giving 13h 44m of daylight.
- Does Sapporo change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Sapporo keeps UTC +9 throughout the year.
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