First light
05:24
Tokyo, Japan
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
17:03
Last light
17:28
Day length
11 h 13 min
Solar noon
11:26
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 05:50 | 17:03 | 11 h 13 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 05:51 | 17:01 | 11 h 11 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 05:51 | 17:00 | 11 h 09 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 05:52 | 16:59 | 11 h 07 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 05:53 | 16:58 | 11 h 04 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 05:54 | 16:56 | 11 h 02 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 05:55 | 16:55 | 11 h 00 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:50 | 16:50 | 10 h 00 min |
| February | 06:28 | 17:22 | 10 h 54 min |
| March | 05:52 | 17:48 | 11 h 55 min |
| April | 05:09 | 18:13 | 13 h 05 min |
| May | 04:36 | 18:38 | 14 h 02 min |
| June | 04:25 | 18:58 | 14 h 34 min |
| July | 04:36 | 18:57 | 14 h 21 min |
| August | 05:00 | 18:31 | 13 h 32 min |
| September | 05:23 | 17:49 | 12 h 26 min |
| October | 05:47 | 17:06 | 11 h 19 min |
| November | 06:16 | 16:34 | 10 h 18 min |
| December | 06:43 | 16:29 | 9 h 46 min |
Tokyo in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Here the clock runs behind the sun: solar noon comes as early as 11:24 (31 October), the 15th-earliest of the 291 cities on Plain Almanac.
| Longest day | 21 June - 14 h 35 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 9 h 44 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 04:25 (5 – 21 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 06:51 (1 – 13 January) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:27 (3 – 9 December) |
| Latest sunset | 19:01 (25 June – 4 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:24 (31 October) to 11:55 (2 February) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 2 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clock changes | none in 2026 |
| Same clock as Osaka | 390 km to the west; the sun is 17 minutes earlier in Tokyo |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q1490
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Asia/Tokyo - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — Japan #
Currency
JPY ¥
Plug type
A, B
Voltage
100 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+81
Emergency number
110
Drives on the
left
Other cities #
Language #
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