Current time in Tokyo
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Tokyo · JapanUTC+09:00
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- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- UTC offset
- UTC+09:00
- Abbreviation
- JST
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 9,733,276
Tokyo time difference
How far Tokyo is ahead of or behind the world's main business hubs right now. Daylight saving time is already applied where it is in effect.
| Compared with | Time difference | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| London | 8h behindChanges with DST | UTC+01:00 |
| New York City | 13h behindChanges with DST | UTC-04:00 |
| Los Angeles | 16h behindChanges with DST | UTC-07:00 |
| Chicago | 14h behindChanges with DST | UTC-05:00 |
| Dubai | 5h behind | UTC+04:00 |
| Shanghai | 1h behind | UTC+08:00 |
Clock changes in Tokyo
Tokyo does not change its clocks: UTC+09:00 applies all year.
Sunrise, sunset and solar time in Tokyo
- Sunrise today
- 5:36 AM
- Sunset today
- 5:24 PM
- Day length today
- 11 hours 48 minutes
- Solar noon today
- 11:30 AM
- Longest day
- 14 hours 35 minutes (June 21)
- Shortest day
- 9 hours 44 minutes (December 21)
On standard time, clocks in Tokyo run 19 minutes behind the sun: solar noon comes at about 11:41 AM, not at 12:00 PM.
Time zone history since 1970
No clock changes since at least 1970: Tokyo has kept UTC+09:00 all year round.
Source: IANA time zone database, version 2025b.
Worth knowing
Japan has kept UTC+9 without any clock changes since 1951; daylight saving time was used only briefly, from 1948 to 1951. The whole country, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, shares one time zone.
Sources: IANA tz database: asia
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Tokyo in?
- Tokyo uses the Asia/Tokyo (JST) time zone and is currently on UTC+09:00.
- Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?
- No. Tokyo stays on UTC+09:00 all year.