Sydney to Tokyo time
Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney.
Time difference between Sydney and Tokyo
Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) and Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 1 hour to 2 hours over the year.
Convert Sydney time to Tokyo time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+11:00 for Sydney and UTC+09:00 for Tokyo. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Tokyo is behind, so from midnight to 2:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous calendar day in Tokyo.
| Sydney time | Tokyo time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Sydney and Tokyo working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sydney (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Tokyo). That is 6 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Sydney and Tokyo
Sydney observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00).
Tokyo does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.