Current Time in Tokyo

About time in Tokyo

Tokyo runs on Japan Standard Time at UTC+9, the single clock used across all of Japan. The country experimented with daylight saving briefly after World War II but abandoned it, so the offset has stayed fixed ever since. This puts Tokyo one hour ahead of China and Hong Kong and a steady nine hours ahead of London in winter. With no seasonal changes, scheduling between Tokyo and the rest of the world stays predictable throughout the year.

Tokyo does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC+9 (no DST). The live clock above reads Tokyo's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Tokyo through 2026

Tokyo sits at about 35.7°N, 139.7°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 14h 35m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 20, with 9h 44m, a difference of 4 h 51 min. At this mid-latitude, winter evenings are dark early and summer evenings stay light well after a normal working day.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 12 (04:24) and the latest sunset around June 28 (19:01). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 11:48 local time in late March, 11:42 in late June and 11:39 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 11:41 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Tokyo.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Tokyo (2026–2027)

Tokyo keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Tokyo is 9 hours ahead of London and 14 hours ahead of New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.