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Tokyo does not change its clocks
No clock change
Tokyo
- UTC offset now
- 9 hours
- Current local time
- 11:01
- Time zone name
- JST
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 13 hours ahead
Tokyo does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Saturday, September 8, 1951. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Australia, Japan
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Saturday, September 8, 1951 at 15:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Tokyo with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: September 8, 1951
- Tokyo moved from UTC+10:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: May 5, 1951
- Tokyo moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+10:00. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 9, 1950
- Tokyo moved from UTC+10:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: May 6, 1950
- Tokyo moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+10:00. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 10, 1949
- Tokyo moved from UTC+10:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: April 2, 1949
- Tokyo moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+10:00. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Tokyo, it is 7:00 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Tokyo is 14 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Tokyo, it is 8:00 PM on April 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Tokyo is 13 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Tokyo, it is 8:00 PM on July 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Tokyo is 13 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Tokyo, it is 8:00 PM on October 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Tokyo is 13 hours ahead on this date.