Tokyo to New York Time Converter
Live clocks, hourly reference table, and best meeting times for Tokyo and New York.
24-Hour Comparison Timeline
Green = working hours · Yellow = early/late · Red = night
Time difference & DST
Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York in winter and 13 hours ahead when New York is on daylight saving time. Both cities are financial and cultural heavyweights, so the pairing sees heavy weekly meeting traffic despite the awkward gap.
Japan does not observe daylight saving time. The New York side is the only piece that shifts, so the practical offset toggles between 13 and 14 hours across the year.
Best time to schedule a call
The kindest slot is 8:00 PM in New York, which is 10:00 AM the next day in Tokyo — early enough for both sides to be alert and inside a plausible working stretch.
24-hour reference table
Hour-by-hour mapping for today's date. Values update automatically as daylight-saving transitions occur.
| Tokyo (Tokyo) | New York (New York) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 AM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 01:00 AM | 12:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 02:00 AM | 01:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 03:00 AM | 02:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 04:00 AM | 03:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 05:00 AM | 04:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 06:00 AM | 05:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 07:00 AM | 06:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 08:00 AM | 07:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 09:00 AM | 08:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 10:00 AM | 09:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 PM(Fri, Jul 3) |
| 01:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 02:00 PM | 01:00 AM |
| 03:00 PM | 02:00 AM |
| 04:00 PM | 03:00 AM |
| 05:00 PM | 04:00 AM |
| 06:00 PM | 05:00 AM |
| 07:00 PM | 06:00 AM |
| 08:00 PM | 07:00 AM |
| 09:00 PM | 08:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 09:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Tokyo and New York?+
Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York during EST, and 13 hours ahead when New York is on EDT.
Does Japan observe daylight saving time?+
No — Japan Standard Time is fixed at UTC+9 year-round.
When can New York and Tokyo meet?+
8:00 PM in New York corresponds to 10:00 AM the next day in Tokyo, one of the few slots that respects both sides.