Time in Osaka, Japan 🇯🇵
The current local time in Osaka, Japan is anchored on Osaka. The prefecture uses the Asia/Tokyo time zone (UTC +09:00).
Osaka local time
Monday, 12 October 2026 GMT+9
Prefecture information
Osaka
Prefecture of Japan
Population: 8,800,753
Osaka vs. major cities
How far Osaka is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Osaka, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Osaka | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −13 h | 20:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −16 h | 17:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| Paris · France | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Osaka time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Osaka
Osaka has kept the same UTC +09:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Osaka stays on UTC +09:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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More on Osaka: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Osaka.