Current Time in Shimonoseki, Japan 🇯🇵
Lat/Long: 33.96° N, 130.94° E
Prefecture: Yamaguchi
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 Shimonoseki
Sunrise
in Shimonoseki
↑
5:09 AM
Sunset
in Shimonoseki
↓
7:31 PM
Day Length
14h 21m
Dawn
in Shimonoseki
4:39 AM
Dusk
in Shimonoseki
8:00 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Shimonoseki
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
96.4%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 21:18
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 07:46
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FAQ — Time in Shimonoseki
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It is currently 08:43:50 in Shimonoseki, 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.
Shimonoseki 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, Shimonoseki does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Asia/Tokyo (JST) — UTC+09:00 year-round.
Shimonoseki 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 Shimonoseki'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.