Osaka is located in Japan and uses the Asia/Tokyo timezone, currently GMT+9 from UTC. Osaka does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:46 and sunset at 17:39 local time. The coordinates of Osaka are 34.69°N, 135.50°E.

Today Osaka gets 11 hours 53 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:42, about 18 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Osaka shares its GMT+9 offset with Tokyo, Seoul, Busan, Pyongyang, Dili. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Osaka from…

From	Gap	Call at (Osaka time)
🇷🇺 Vladivostok	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇯🇵 Tokyo	same time	09:00–17:00
🇰🇷 Busan	same time	09:00–17:00
🇰🇷 Seoul	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−9h	16:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇺🇸 New York	−13h	07:00–09:00 (early or late for one side)
🇸🇬 Singapore	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	−5h	14:00–17:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Osaka in?›

Osaka is in the Asia/Tokyo timezone, currently GMT+9.

Does Osaka observe daylight saving time?›

No. Osaka does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+9.

What is the UTC offset for Osaka?›

Osaka is currently GMT+9 from UTC (GMT+9).

Is Osaka ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Osaka is 9 hours ahead of London and 13 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Osaka in UTC?›

09:00 in Osaka is 00:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+9 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Osaka today?›

Today the sun rises in Osaka at 05:46 and sets at 17:39 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.