Tokyo to Los Angeles time
Los Angeles is 16 hours behind Tokyo.
Time difference between Tokyo and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 16 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) and Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 16 hours to 17 hours over the year.
Convert Tokyo time to Los Angeles time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+09:00 for Tokyo and UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Los Angeles is behind, so from midnight to 4:00 PM in Tokyo it is still the previous calendar day in Los Angeles.
| Tokyo time | Los Angeles time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
Best time to call or meet: Tokyo and Los Angeles working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Tokyo and Los Angeles do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Tokyo (4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Los Angeles), 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 Tokyo and Los Angeles
Tokyo does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
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).