What time is it in Kobe?
Kobe, Japan, is in the Asia/Tokyo timezone (UTC+9). The sun rises around 29:05 local time.
Kobe, UTC+9Asia/Tokyo
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Daylight
- 14 h 00 min
Kobe Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Kobe? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Kobe is UTC+9, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Kobe on your clock
Pick a time in Kobe and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Kobe at a glance
- Country
- Japan
- Known locally as
- 日本
- Population
- 1,528,478
- Currency
- JPY
- Dialling code
- +81
- Languages
- Japanese
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 34.68, 135.17
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Kobe
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Tokyo shares the most at 9 a day.
About the time in Kobe
Kobe keeps the Asia/Tokyo timezone, UTC+9 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Kobe 9 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–18:00 in Kobe, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 0 h overlap
- London, 1 h overlap
- Singapore, 8 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 05:05 and sets around 19:05 in Kobe. The days are currently getting about 2 minutes shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous.
It is currently week 31.
Most offices in Kobe run 09:00–18:00 in UTC+9. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Kobe
- 09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Nine to six is the conventional office day, and overtime is common on top of it.
FAQ
Which timezone is Kobe in?
Kobe uses Asia/Tokyo, which is UTC+9.
Does Kobe observe daylight saving time?
The Asia/Tokyo zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.