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Current local time in Kanazawa

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Calling Code +81
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Time difference from Kanazawa

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01:00−8hBecomes −9h on 25 Oct
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02:00−7hBecomes −8h on 25 Oct
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04:00−5h
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09:00±0h
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10:00+1hBecomes +2h on 4 Oct
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20:00Wed−13hBecomes −14h on 1 Nov
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Sun & moon in Kanazawa today

Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
17:39
Daylight
11.9hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Kanazawa

J9.9 hrsF10.8 hrsM11.9 hrsA13.1 hrsM14.1 hrsJ14.6 hrsJ14.4 hrsA13.6 hrsS12.5 hrsO11.3 hrsN10.3 hrsD9.7 hrs

Working hours in Kanazawa

KanazawaUTC+9
06121824
Your locationUTC+0
06121824
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Time zone guide for Kanazawa

Kanazawa, Japan runs on UTC+9. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+9 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Kanazawa and New York is 13 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. The time difference between Kanazawa and London is 8 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hour a day with London. A good time to connect: 17:00–18:00 in Kanazawa lines up with 09:00–10:00 in London. Kanazawa and Tokyo currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Kanazawa lines up with 09:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Seoul, Pyongyang, Osaka. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Kanazawa.

Practical information for Kanazawa

Kanazawa (Japan) is home to roughly 465K people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:47, sunset at 17:39. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+9 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 37° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

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Japan

Japan

Capital

Tokyo

Continent

Asia

Time Zone

UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates

36.58°N, 136.65°E

Currency

JPY (¥)

Calling Code

+81

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Japanese

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

Nearly All of Japan's Gold Leaf

Kanazawa produces roughly 99% of Japan's gold leaf, beaten to about one ten-thousandth of a millimetre — thin enough to be translucent. The humid climate suits the process, which is why the trade concentrated here.

The clock: Kanazawa keeps UTC+9. Kenroku-en garden, opened to the public in 1874, is one of the three great gardens of Japan.

The sun and the clock in Kanazawa (2026)

Solar noon11:53on UTC+9 standard time
Longest day14h 40m22 June
Shortest day9h 39m22 December
Yearly average12h 11mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise04:3414 June
Latest sunset19:1630 June

Kanazawa lies at 136.6°E. Its time zone, UTC+9, is built around the 135°E meridian. The 1.6° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 7 minutes behind the sun: solar noon arrives at about 11:53 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+9 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 14h 40m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 9h 39m. The swing between them is 5h. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Kanazawa the sun comes up earliest on 14 June at 04:34, while the latest sunset waits until 30 June at 19:16. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Kanazawa that civil twilight runs about 26 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 31 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Kanazawa?

The official timezone for Kanazawa, Japan is Asia/Tokyo with a current UTC offset of UTC+9.

What is the population and location of Kanazawa?

Kanazawa has an estimated population of 465K and is located at coordinates 36.58°N, 136.65°E.

How many hours of daylight does Kanazawa get?

Kanazawa gets 14h 40m of daylight on its longest day and 9h 39m on its shortest, averaging 12h 11m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Kanazawa?

Solar noon in Kanazawa falls at about 11:53 on UTC+9 standard time, because the city sits 1.6° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Kanazawa?

Nearly All of Japan's Gold Leaf: Kanazawa produces roughly 99% of Japan's gold leaf, beaten to about one ten-thousandth of a millimetre — thin enough to be translucent. The humid climate suits the process, which is why the trade concentrated here.