What time is it in Okinawa right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Okinawa, Japan, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Tokyo. Okinawa is 9 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Okinawa in?

Okinawa uses JST (Japan Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Tokyo, and the current UTC offset is UTC+9.

Does Okinawa observe daylight saving time?

No. Okinawa stays on UTC+9 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Okinawa?

Open the time zone converter for Okinawa to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Okinawa, Japan

Okinawa is on JST (Japan Standard Time), UTC+9. Okinawa does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Okinawa, Japan

8:38 PM:16JST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+9

Country: Japan
Region: Okinawa
Lat/Long: 26°20'N / 127°48'E
Elevation: 112 m
Population: 142,752
Currency: Yen (JPY)
Languages: Japanese
Dialling code: +81

Time zone in Okinawa

Time zone
JST
Japan Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+9
9 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Okinawa keeps UTC+9

Okinawa keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Tokyo, the one time zone in use in Japan. Okinawa does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Okinawa today

Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
5:50 PM
Day length
11 hours 16 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Okinawa for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 26°20'N / 127°48'E.

Time difference between Okinawa and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Okinawa. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Okinawa
City	Local time	Compared to Okinawa
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:38 AM	−13h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:38 AM	−16h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:38 AM	−14h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:38 AM	−13h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:38 AM	−15h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:38 AM	−12h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:38 AM	−9h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:38 PM	−8h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:38 PM	−8h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:38 PM	−8h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:38 PM	−7h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:38 PM	−5h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:08 PM	−3h 30m (behind)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:38 PM	−1h (behind)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:38 PM	−1h (behind)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:38 PM	Same time
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:38 PM	+2h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:38 AM	+4h (ahead)

Other cities near Okinawa

All 1,217 cities in Japan

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