Current Time in Akita, Japan 🇯🇵
Lat/Long: 39.72° N, 140.12° E
Prefecture: Akita
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 Akita
Sunrise
in Akita
↑
4:16 AM
Sunset
in Akita
↓
7:10 PM
Day Length
14h 54m
Dawn
in Akita
3:43 AM
Dusk
in Akita
7:43 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Akita
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
92.4%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 21:21
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 06:54
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FAQ — Time in Akita
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 06:23:32 in Akita, 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.
Akita 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, Akita does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Asia/Tokyo (JST) — UTC+09:00 year-round.
Akita 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 Akita'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.