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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Kobe, Japan
Asia/Tokyo
Observatory log
Kobe, observed
- 01Time zone
Japan Standard Time
JST · UTC+9 · IANA
Asia/Tokyo- 02Daylight saving
Japan does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on JST (UTC+9) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:03Sunset17:26Day length11 h 23 minSolar noon11:45
MoonWaxing crescent, 12% lit
Golden hour05:48–06:38 · 16:53–17:42
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Japan is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Japan
Japan uses a single time zone: Asia/Tokyo.
- 08Coordinates
34.68° N, 135.17° E · Hyogo
Differences
Kobe and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from KobeDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | −8 h | |
 New York | −13 h | |
| Los Angeles | −16 h | |
| Chicago | −14 h | |
 São Paulo | −12 h | |
 Paris | −7 h | |
 Dubai | −5 h | |
 Mumbai | −3 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | −1 h | |
 Hong Kong | −1 h | |
 Tokyo | Same time |
Questions
Asked about Kobe
What time zone is Kobe in?
Kobe uses Japan Standard Time (JST), UTC+9. Its IANA time-zone ID is Asia/Tokyo.
Does Japan use daylight saving time?
No. Japan does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Kobe today?
Today in Kobe the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:26, giving 11 h 23 min of daylight.