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Tokyo to EST Converter

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Offset

13 hours

Tokyo (GMT+9) is currently ahead of Eastern Time (EST).

GMT+9: UTC+9

EST: UTC-4

Eastern Time is currently observing daylight saving time; Tokyo is not.

When to schedule

Standard business hours (9 AM–5 PM, Mon–Fri) in Tokyo and Eastern Time don't overlap on the same weekday. Eastern Time is 13 hours behind Tokyo.

Realistic options: hand off asynchronously, or stretch one side by an hour to catch the other team at the start or end of their day.

This window may shift by an hour during daylight saving time.

About these zones

Tokyo uses Japan Standard Time (JST).

Eastern Time is also known as EST, or EDT.

Tokyo and Eastern Time are approximately 6,750 miles apart.

Quick reference

Full 24-hour conversion table.

TokyoESTDay
12:00 am11:00 amSame day
1:00 am12:00 pmSame day
2:00 am1:00 pmSame day
3:00 am2:00 pmSame day
4:00 am3:00 pmSame day
5:00 am4:00 pmSame day
6:00 am5:00 pmSame day
7:00 am6:00 pmSame day
8:00 am7:00 pmSame day
9:00 am8:00 pmSame day
10:00 am9:00 pmSame day
11:00 am10:00 pmSame day
12:00 pm11:00 pmSame day
1:00 pm12:00 am+1 day
2:00 pm1:00 am+1 day
3:00 pm2:00 am+1 day
4:00 pm3:00 am+1 day
5:00 pm4:00 am+1 day
6:00 pm5:00 am+1 day
7:00 pm6:00 am+1 day
8:00 pm7:00 am+1 day
9:00 pm8:00 am+1 day
10:00 pm9:00 am+1 day
11:00 pm10:00 am+1 day

Daylight saving time

Eastern Time observes daylight saving time; Tokyo does not. The offset between the two zones changes when Eastern Time transitions: on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks fall back from EDT to EST.

Daylight today

Tokyo
Sunrise
4:30 AM
Sunset
6:49 PM
Day length
14h 19m
Eastern Time
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Day length
14h 47m

Daylight overlap: 18m — 6:31 PM–6:49 PM in Tokyo (5:31 AM–5:49 AM in Eastern Time). Both locations are in daylight during this window.

Cities in these zones

Airports in these zones

Airports in Japan Standard Time

  • HND
  • NRT
  • ITM
  • KIX
  • UKB
  • NGO
  • NKM
  • CTS
  • OKD
  • FUK

Airports in Eastern Time

  • EWR
  • HPN
  • JFK
  • LGA
  • TEB
  • ILG
  • PHL
  • TTN
  • CLT
  • USA

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