Time difference between New York and Tokyo
Tokyo is currently 13 hours ahead of New York. Their working days do not overlap at all, so one side has to step outside office hours. The table below shows the hours side by side.
National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.
09:00 New York At work = 22:00 Tokyo Awake
Tap any hour to read it in both cities.
The difference changes twice a year
New York and Tokyo do not change their clocks on the same dates, so a standing meeting moves by an hour in these weeks.
- 1 November – 13 March +14 h
- usually +13 h
Days when one side is not at work
A public holiday is not a time-zone fact, so no converter shows it — but it is the same question.
- 7 September — Labor Day New York off
- 21 September — 敬老の日 Tokyo off
- 22 September — 国民の休日 Tokyo off
- 23 September — 秋分の日 Tokyo off
- 3 November — 文化の日 Tokyo off
- 11 November — Veterans Day New York off
Hour by hour
| New York | Tokyo | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 13:00 | |
| 01:00 | 14:00 | |
| 02:00 | 15:00 | |
| 03:00 | 16:00 | |
| 04:00 | 17:00 | |
| 05:00 | 18:00 | |
| 06:00 | 19:00 | |
| 07:00 | 20:00 | |
| 08:00 | 21:00 | |
| 09:00 | 22:00 | |
| 10:00 | 23:00 | |
| 11:00 | 00:00 | |
| 12:00 | 01:00 | |
| 13:00 | 02:00 | |
| 14:00 | 03:00 | |
| 15:00 | 04:00 | |
| 16:00 | 05:00 | |
| 17:00 | 06:00 | |
| 18:00 | 07:00 | |
| 19:00 | 08:00 | |
| 20:00 | 09:00 | |
| 21:00 | 10:00 | |
| 22:00 | 11:00 | |
| 23:00 | 12:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both New York and Tokyo.
The working week
- New York
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Tokyo
- 09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Nine to six is the conventional office day, and overtime is common on top of it.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many hours between New York and Tokyo?
Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of New York (+13 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
There is no time that suits both: New York works 09:00–17:00 and Tokyo works 09:00–18:00 locally, and those never coincide. Someone has to take the call outside office hours.