Time in Osaka
It is 10:26 on Thursday, 17 September 2026 in Osaka. Osaka is in Japan. Civil time uses the IANA zone Asia/Tokyo at +09:00 from UTC (not in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
Osaka shares Asia/Tokyo with the rest of Japan at a fixed UTC+09:00. There is no spring-forward or fall-back, which keeps recurring international meetings stable from the Japanese side.
As a commercial hub in the Kansai region, typical business days run roughly 09:00–18:00. Schedule US West Coast morning meetings for Osaka’s late evening, or catch European partners before their lunch.
Do not substitute Asia/Tokyo with a city-named zone; Osaka has no separate IANA id. If a vendor form only offers “Osaka time,” pick Tokyo’s zone and say the city in the invite title.
Osaka time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Abbreviation
- JST
- IANA
- Asia/Tokyo
- DST
- not in effect
Daylight saving in Osaka
Osaka is currently on its standard offset. Osaka does not change its clocks. The offset stays +09:00 all year, so the gap to other cities only moves when the other side changes.
Daylight in Osaka today
The sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:03, giving 12 h 21 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 11:52, 7 minutes before the clock reads twelve, because Osaka sits east of the 135° E meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Daylight
- 12 h 21 m
- Solar noon
- 11:52Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call Osaka
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Osaka and the same hours in other major cities.
Same clock as Osaka
These cities share Asia/Tokyo, so they show the same civil time as Osaka right now. Compare them with cities in other zones for a real time difference.
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About Osaka
- Population
- 2,751,862The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Region
- Kansai
- Coordinates
- 34.6938° N, 135.5021° ELatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- Japanese Yen (JPY)
- Calling code
- +81Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- Japanese
- Airports
- KIXKansai InternationalITMOsaka ItamiArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Osaka local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in Osaka
- What time is it in Osaka right now?
- It is 10:26 in Osaka as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Osaka uses the IANA zone Asia/Tokyo, currently +09:00.
- Which time zone is Osaka in?
- Osaka is in the JST time zone (Asia/Tokyo), currently +09:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does Osaka observe daylight saving time?
- No. Osaka stays on +09:00 all year. Any change in the gap to another city comes from that city changing its own clocks.
- Is Osaka ahead of or behind UTC?
- Osaka is currently at +09:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Osaka is 21:00.
Well-known places in Osaka
If you are checking the time in Osaka because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Osaka CastleRead more on Wikipedia
- Shitennō-ji TempleRead more on Wikipedia
- TsūtenkakuRead more on Wikipedia