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Current Time in Tokyo

Japan

Local Time Now

05:05:54

Wednesday, 09 September 2026

JST +09:00
Live - Synced with server time
Time Zone
Asia/Tokyo
UTC Offset
+09:00
Abbreviation
JST
DST
No
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Time Differences from Tokyo

City / Zone Local Time UTC Offset
New York 16:05:54 -04:00
London 21:05:54 +01:00
Paris 22:05:54 +02:00
Dubai 00:05:54 +04:00
Singapore 04:05:54 +08:00
Sydney 06:05:54 +10:00
Los Angeles 13:05:54 -07:00
Mumbai 01:35:54 +05:30

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Frequently Asked Questions

Tokyo is in the Asia/Tokyo time zone (JST), which is UTC+09:00.
The current time in Tokyo is shown live above, updated every second using server-synced time and IANA tzdata.
Tokyo is currently on Standard Time and is not observing Daylight Saving Time.
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About This Time Zone

IANA Identifier

The IANA time zone identifier for Tokyo is Asia/Tokyo. IANA identifiers follow a Region/City format, where the city is a reference anchor for the zone rules rather than a strict geographic boundary.

What the UTC Offset Means

A UTC offset of +09:00 means that Tokyo's local time is +09:00 ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the universal clock reference used by computers, aviation, financial systems, and international communications worldwide.

Daylight Saving Time

Tokyo is currently on Standard Time. DST is either not observed in this region, or it is not currently in effect. Check back during the relevant season to see if the offset changes.

Business Hours Reference

The table below shows the approximate equivalent of a standard 9 AM – 5 PM business day in Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo) across five major global hubs. These are reference offsets and may vary by a small number of hours depending on each hub's DST status at the time.

9 AM – 5 PM in Asia/Tokyo expressed in other major hubs (reference offsets, not live data)
Hub City IANA Zone Typical UTC Offset Note
New York America/New_York UTC-05:00 / UTC-04:00 EST in winter, EDT in summer
London Europe/London UTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 GMT in winter, BST in summer
Dubai Asia/Dubai UTC+04:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Tokyo Asia/Tokyo UTC+09:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Sydney Australia/Sydney UTC+10:00 / UTC+11:00 AEST in winter, AEDT in summer

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Cities Sharing Tokyo's Time Zone

Cities Sharing This Time Zone

The following cities in our database share the same IANA time zone as Tokyo. All of them use the same offset rules, including any DST transitions.

🇯🇵 Osaka 🇯🇵 Kyoto 🇯🇵 Yokohama

More Questions About Tokyo Time

The current local time in Tokyo is shown live in the clock at the top of this page. It is updated every second using server-synced time and the official IANA tzdata library. The time displayed reflects the Asia/Tokyo time zone with offset +09:00.
The Asia/Tokyo time zone is not currently observing Daylight Saving Time. This may mean the region does not observe DST at all, or that DST is not currently in season.
Tokyo is currently at UTC+09:00. This offset is shown in the quick info cards above and is automatically updated by the server to reflect any DST changes as they occur.
The official IANA time zone identifier for Tokyo is Asia/Tokyo. This identifier is used in operating systems, programming languages, databases, and APIs worldwide to unambiguously specify the time zone and its associated DST rules.