Current Time in Tokyo, Japan
Live local time in Tokyo with its UTC offset, daylight saving status and the time difference from your location.
Tokyo Asia/Tokyo
About time in Tokyo
Tokyo uses Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) all year. Tokyo does not use daylight saving time, so its UTC offset never changes.
Japan uses a single time zone for the whole country and has no daylight saving time, so the gap between Tokyo and cities that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year.
Japan uses one time zone, Japan Standard Time (UTC+9), from Hokkaido to Okinawa, and it does not change its clocks. The country did use daylight saving time for a few summers after the Second World War, from 1948 to 1951, but dropped it and has not brought it back, although the idea comes up from time to time.
Because Tokyo is never on daylight saving time, its gap to other cities only changes when they change. It is 13 hours ahead of New York in the American summer and 14 in winter, 8 hours ahead of London in summer and 9 in winter. Calls between Tokyo and the US East Coast usually happen in the Tokyo morning, which is the previous evening in New York. Seoul keeps the same time as Tokyo all year.
Time difference between Tokyo and other cities
The table below is calculated live from your browser's time zone data, so it already includes today's daylight saving rules.
| City | Time there now | Compared with Tokyo |
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Sunrise and sunset in Tokyo
Local times in Tokyo, calculated for its coordinates (35.68° N, 139.69° E). They can differ by a minute or two from official tables.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | |||
| March equinox (Mar 20, 2026) | 05:45 | 17:51 | 12h 06m |
| June solstice (Jun 21, 2026) | 04:25 | 19:00 | 14h 35m |
| September equinox (Sep 22, 2026) | 05:28 | 17:39 | 12h 11m |
| December solstice (Dec 21, 2026) | 06:46 | 16:31 | 9h 44m |
Working hours in Tokyo converted to UTC
| Local time in Tokyo | UTC (standard time) |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 00:00 |
| 12:00 | 03:00 |
| 17:00 | 08:00 |
Frequently asked questions about time in Tokyo
What time zone is Tokyo in?
Tokyo is in the Japan Standard Time zone (Asia/Tokyo). Its standard UTC offset is UTC+9.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?
No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its time difference to cities that do change their clocks shifts by one hour whenever they switch.
When is the longest day of the year in Tokyo?
Around Jun 21, at the June solstice. The sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 19:00 local time, about 14h 35m of daylight. The shortest day is around Dec 21, with about 9h 44m.
What does a 09:00–17:00 working day in Tokyo look like in UTC?
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Tokyo is 00:00–08:00 UTC in standard time.