Los Angeles to Tokyo time
Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Time difference between Los Angeles and Tokyo
Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)) and Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 16 hours to 17 hours over the year.
Convert Los Angeles time to Tokyo time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles and UTC+09:00 for Tokyo. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Tokyo is ahead, so from 8:00 AM to midnight in Los Angeles it is already the next calendar day in Tokyo.
| Los Angeles time | Tokyo time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 PM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Los Angeles and Tokyo working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Los Angeles and Tokyo do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Los Angeles (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Tokyo), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Los Angeles and Tokyo
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00).
Tokyo does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.