New York to Tokyo time
Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York.
Time difference between New York and Tokyo
Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York. New York is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)) and Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 13 hours to 14 hours over the year.
Convert New York time to Tokyo time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−05:00 for New York and UTC+09:00 for Tokyo. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Tokyo is ahead, so from 10:00 AM to midnight in New York it is already the next calendar day in Tokyo.
| New York time | Tokyo time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 11:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: New York and Tokyo working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in New York and Tokyo do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in New York (8:00 AM to 10:00 AM 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 New York and Tokyo
New York observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00).
Tokyo does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.