July 21, 2026 · Kyoto, Japan
Sunrise in Kyoto today is at 04:58. Day length is 14h 11m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Kyoto's coordinates and updated daily.
Kyoto 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 Kyoto.
The longest day in Kyoto is around 14h 31m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 48m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:05 | 17:08 | 10h 3m |
| February | 06:45 | 17:39 | 10h 55m |
| March | 06:09 | 18:04 | 11h 55m |
| April | 05:26 | 18:29 | 13h 3m |
| May | 04:55 | 18:54 | 13h 59m |
| June | 04:43 | 19:13 | 14h 30m |
| July | 04:54 | 19:12 | 14h 18m |
| August | 05:17 | 18:48 | 13h 30m |
| September | 05:40 | 18:07 | 12h 26m |
| October | 06:03 | 17:24 | 11h 21m |
| November | 06:32 | 16:53 | 10h 21m |
| December | 06:58 | 16:47 | 9h 49m |