Current Time in Okinawa, Japan

Okinawa Time Now

Fri, Jun 19, 2026

5:13 PM (JST, 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9))

Okinawa (沖縄市)

Japan Standard Time (JST)

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

About the Time in Okinawa

Okinawa is located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The local time zone is Japan Standard Time (JST), 9 hours ahead of Universal Time (UTC+9). Okinawa has a population of more than 100,000.

Today the sun rises at 5:36 AM and sets at 7:23 PM in Okinawa. That is about 13 hours 47 minutes 15 seconds of daylight.

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

Okinawa Time - Frequently Asked Questions

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What time zone is Okinawa in?

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

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Does Okinawa observe daylight saving time?

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

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What is the UTC offset in Okinawa?

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