Current time in Tokyo
Live local time, date and time zone information for Tokyo, Japan.
Current time in Tokyo
23:12:19
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Time zone in Tokyo
Tokyo is in Japan and uses the Asia/Tokyo time zone. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Tokyo
Sun and clock in Tokyo
Tokyo lies about 5° east of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs ahead of the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon arrives at 11:41 in standard time, and first light comes earlier in the morning than the clock alone would suggest.
Daylight through the year in Tokyo
At 35.7°N latitude, Tokyo sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 14 h 35 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 9 h 44 m, a swing of about 4 h 50 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Mid-latitude cities like Tokyo get the full seasonal cycle, with the longest and shortest days 4 h 50 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Tokyo at about 04:25 and sets at about 19:00; on the December solstice it rises at about 06:47 and sets at about 16:31.
When the clocks change in Tokyo
Tokyo does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+09:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Tokyo a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London, Sydney and Los Angeles do change their clocks, so their difference from Tokyo moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi and Singapore do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Tokyo from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Tokyo corresponds to 00:00–08:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 00:00–08:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 22:00 in Tokyo, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 17:00 in Tokyo, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Tokyo is currently on UTC+09:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Tokyo compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Asia/Tokyo time: Osaka. Their clocks match Tokyo’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Seoul, about 1150 km away on Asia/Seoul, which shows the same clock time as Tokyo today.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 35.68°N, 139.65°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Tokyo in?
Tokyo uses the Asia/Tokyo time zone — Japan Standard Time, UTC+09:00.
Does Tokyo use daylight saving time?
Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Tokyo?
The standard offset is UTC+09:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Tokyo and my location?
The section above compares Tokyo with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.