Current Time in Sapporo, Japan 🇯🇵
Lat/Long: 43.07° N, 141.35° E
Prefecture: Hokkaido
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan
IANA Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
Timezone: JST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Japan: JST
Time now in other cities in Japan:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Sapporo
Sunrise
in Sapporo
↑
3:55 AM
Sunset
in Sapporo
↓
7:11 PM
Day Length
15h 15m
Dawn
in Sapporo
3:20 AM
Dusk
in Sapporo
7:47 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Sapporo
Current Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
48.3%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 23:59
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 12:10
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FAQ — Time in Sapporo
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 23:13:24 in Sapporo, Japan. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Sapporo uses Asia/Tokyo (JST) — UTC+09:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Tokyo, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Sapporo does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Asia/Tokyo (JST) — UTC+09:00 year-round.
Sapporo is currently +09:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Sapporo's local time, use our time calculator.
Japan has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.