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Current Time in Okinawa, Japan 🇯🇵

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19:56:16 JST
Friday, November 6, 2026

Lat/Long: 26.34° N, 127.8° E

Elevation: 112 m above sea level

Population rank: #187 of 1,336 cities in Japan by population

Prefecture: Okinawa

Country: 🇯🇵 Japan (Asia)

IANA Timezone: Asia/Tokyo

Solar time: clocks run about 30m ahead of the sun

UTC Offset: +09:00

Timezone: JST

Daylight Saving Time: No ❌

Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Japan: JST

The time now in Okinawa, Japan is shown in the live clock above and updates every second. Okinawa currently observes JST, UTC+9. Okinawa sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone, UTC+09:00. Okinawa does not observe daylight saving time, so this offset holds all year. Daylight is on the shorter side today, about 11 hours. At these subtropical latitudes the seasonal spread in daylight is noticeable but mild. Okinawa sits at a modest 112 m above sea level. Okinawa is fairly isolated: even Hong Kong lies some 1451 km off. Modest in size, Okinawa still needs an exact local time for planning across borders.

The sun rises over Okinawa at 06:41 and sets at 17:43, giving 11h 02m of daylight today.

Okinawa Time Zone and Daylight

Daylight Hours in Okinawa

Okinawa gets 11h 02m of daylight today. Sunrise in Okinawa is at 06:41 and sunset in Okinawa is at 17:43.

Daylight ranges from about 10h 29m near the December solstice to 13h 47m near the June solstice.

Time Difference Between Okinawa and Major Cities

Live local time and the difference from Okinawa right now.

New York Fri 05:56 -14h
Los Angeles Fri 02:56 -17h
Chicago Fri 04:56 -15h
Toronto Fri 05:56 -14h
Sao Paulo Fri 07:56 -12h
London Fri 10:56 -9h
Paris Fri 11:56 -8h
Berlin Fri 11:56 -8h
Moscow Fri 13:56 -6h
Dubai Fri 14:56 -5h
Mumbai Fri 16:26 -3h 30m
Singapore Fri 18:56 -1h
Hong Kong Fri 18:56 -1h
Tokyo Fri 19:56 same time
Sydney Fri 21:56 +2h

Best Time to Call Okinawa

How standard business hours (9:00 to 17:00) in major hubs line up with the clock in Okinawa:

  • New York: 9:00-17:00 there is 23:00 to 07:00 in Okinawa.
  • London: 9:00-17:00 there is 18:00 to 02:00 in Okinawa.
  • Tokyo: 9:00-17:00 there is 09:00 to 17:00 in Okinawa.

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Cities Sharing Okinawa's Time Zone (UTC+09:00)

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Weather in Okinawa

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Prayer Times in Okinawa

Date Fajr Sunrise Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha
Fri, 6 Nov ● 05:19 06:40 12:12 15:21 17:44 19:14
Sat, 7 Nov 05:20 06:41 12:12 15:20 17:43 19:13
Sun, 8 Nov 05:20 06:42 12:12 15:20 17:42 19:12
Mon, 9 Nov 05:21 06:42 12:12 15:20 17:42 19:12
Tue, 10 Nov 05:22 06:43 12:12 15:19 17:41 19:11
Wed, 11 Nov 05:22 06:44 12:12 15:19 17:41 19:11
Thu, 12 Nov 05:23 06:44 12:12 15:18 17:40 19:10
View Full Prayer Time Calendar for Okinawa → Qibla direction from Okinawa

14-day Forecast for Okinawa

Sunrise & Sunset Times for Okinawa

🌅 Sunrise in Okinawa
↑ 6:41 AM
🌇 Sunset in Okinawa
↓ 5:43 PM
⏳ Day Length
11h 02m
🌄 Dawn in Okinawa
6:16 AM
🌆 Dusk in Okinawa
6:07 PM

View detailed past and future sunrise, sunset, and twilight times for Okinawa. Track daylight hours, sun phases, and more.

Moon Phases & Times for Okinawa

🌘 Current Phase
Waning Crescent
💡 Illumination
8.2%
🌕 Next Moonrise
↑ Tomorrow, 04:37
🌑 Next Moonset
↓ Tomorrow, 16:10

View the detailed moon calendar for Okinawa with moonphases, moonrise, and moonset times for any date.

Distances & Clock Changes in Okinawa

How Far Is Okinawa From Other Major Cities?

CityDistanceDirection
Hong Kong 1,451 km WSW (255deg)
Tokyo 1,532 km NE (44deg)
Singapore 3,780 km SW (227deg)
Mumbai 5,651 km W (274deg)
Sydney 7,136 km SSE (159deg)
Dubai 7,159 km WNW (287deg)
Moscow 7,626 km NW (323deg)
London 9,979 km NNW (331deg)

Okinawa's Antipode: The Opposite Side of the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Okinawa and you would surface near Clevelândia, Brazil, about 17 km from the antipodal point at 26.3deg S, 52.2deg W.

Frequently Asked Questions about Okinawa

What time is it in Okinawa right now?

The current local time in Okinawa is 19:56 on Friday, November 06, 2026. Okinawa follows the Asia/Tokyo time zone.

What time zone is Okinawa in?

Clocks in Okinawa follow the Asia/Tokyo IANA time zone (UTC+09:00). It applies to the wider area too and adjusts on its own for daylight saving where that is observed.

How many hours ahead or behind UTC is Okinawa?

Right now Okinawa sits at UTC+09:00. Going from UTC to local time in Okinawa means moving the clock 09:00 hours forward.

Is Okinawa on daylight saving time right now?

No — Okinawa is not currently observing daylight saving time as of November 06, 2026.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Okinawa today?

In Okinawa today the sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:43, giving 11h 02m of daylight.

What moon phase is visible over Okinawa tonight?

The moon phase over Okinawa tonight is Waning Crescent with 8.2% illumination.

What is solar time in Okinawa?

Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Okinawa, clocks run about 30m ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.

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