Current time in Osaka: local clock and time zone
04:25:10
Sunday, 8 November 2026
8 h ahead of Stockholm
+10°CMostly clear4 m/s
Time facts
- Time zone
- JST, Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo)
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Day length
- 10 h 34 min (−2 min vs yesterday)
- Urban area population
- 19.28 million, no. 10 in the world (UN, World Urbanization Prospects 2018, 2018)
About Osaka
Osaka is the center of the Kansai region, with an urban area that also takes in Kobe and Kyoto. Japan uses JST (UTC+09:00) with no daylight saving, the same time as Tokyo. The Shinkansen reaches Tokyo in about two and a half hours, so day trips between the two cities are common.
There is no summer time in Osaka; when Sweden changes its clocks, the difference changes by one hour.
Best time to call Osaka
Office hours in Sweden and Osaka overlap for 1 hours a day: 08:00–09:00 Swedish time (16:00–17:00 in Osaka).
| Sweden | Osaka |
|---|---|
| 07:00 | 15:00 · office hours |
| 09:00 | 17:00 |
| 12:00 | 20:00 |
| 15:00 | 23:00 |
| 18:00 | 02:00 |
| 21:00 | 05:00 |
Map of Osaka
34.69°, 135.50°