Current Time in Kagoshima, Japan

Kagoshima Time Now

Fri, Jun 19, 2026

6:30 PM (JST, 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9))

Kagoshima (鹿児島市)

Japan Standard Time (JST)

JST is 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9)

About the Time in Kagoshima

Kagoshima is located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The local time zone is Japan Standard Time (JST), 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9). Kagoshima has a population of more than 600,000.

Today the sun rises at 5:13 AM and sets at 7:25 PM in Kagoshima. That is about 14 hours 12 minutes 16 seconds of daylight.

Kagoshima does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset (9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9)) stays the same all year.

Kagoshima Time - Frequently Asked Questions

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What time zone is Kagoshima in?

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Kagoshima is in the Japan Standard Time (JST) time zone, 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9).

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Does Kagoshima observe daylight saving time?

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No. Kagoshima does not change its clocks for daylight saving time.

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What is the UTC offset in Kagoshima?

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The current UTC offset in Kagoshima is 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9).