Sunrise and sunset in Japan

Today's sunrise, sunset and day length for 8 cities in Japan, on the local clock with daylight saving time, and the best fixed angle for solar panels in each.

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The sun across Japan today

The sun rises first in Yokohama, at 06:05 local time, and 34 minutes later last in Fukuoka, at 06:40; it sets first in Sapporo (16:23) and 1 h 01 min later last in Fukuoka (17:24).
The longest day today is in Fukuoka, 10 h 44 min, and the shortest in Sapporo, 10 h 11 min.
From Fukuoka at 33.6° N to Sapporo at 43.1° N, the day on 21 June lasts 15 h 22 min in the north and 14 h 23 min in the south.
The cities here keep one time, UTC+9, with no daylight saving time.
Solar panels fixed for the best year do best facing due south, towards the equator, from a tilt of about 29° in Fukuoka to 36° in Sapporo.

Sunrise and sunset in every city

Times for 4 November 2026 on each city's own clock. The noon sun is how high it stands at solar noon, and the panel tilt is the fixed angle that collects the most over a year, facing due south, towards the equator. Open a city for its sun path, the whole year month by month and its own records.

Today on the local clock, daylight saving time included
City	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon sun	Panel tilt
Fukuoka	06:40	17:24	10 h 44 min	41.1°	29°
Kobe	06:22	17:03	10 h 41 min	40.0°	29°
Kyoto	06:20	17:00	10 h 40 min	39.6°	30°
Nagoya	06:16	16:55	10 h 39 min	39.5°	30°
Osaka	06:21	17:02	10 h 41 min	40.0°	29°
Sapporo	06:12	16:23	10 h 11 min	31.6°	36°
Tokyo	06:06	16:44	10 h 38 min	39.0°	30°
Yokohama	06:05	16:44	10 h 39 min	39.2°	30°

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