July 21, 2026 · Kobe, Japan
Sunrise in Kobe today is at 05:02. Day length is 14h 9m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Kobe's coordinates and updated daily.
Kobe lies at 35°N. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Kobe.
The longest day in Kobe is around 14h 29m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 50m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:07 | 17:11 | 10h 4m |
| February | 06:47 | 17:42 | 10h 56m |
| March | 06:12 | 18:07 | 11h 55m |
| April | 05:29 | 18:31 | 13h 2m |
| May | 04:58 | 18:55 | 13h 57m |
| June | 04:47 | 19:14 | 14h 28m |
| July | 04:58 | 19:14 | 14h 16m |
| August | 05:20 | 18:49 | 13h 29m |
| September | 05:43 | 18:09 | 12h 26m |
| October | 06:05 | 17:27 | 11h 22m |
| November | 06:33 | 16:56 | 10h 23m |
| December | 07:00 | 16:50 | 9h 51m |